Zechariah 5:8 ““This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket,…”

Zechariah 5:8

“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

World English Bible

He said, “This is Wickedness;” and he threw her down into the middle of the ephah basket; and he threw the lead weight on its mouth.

American Standard Version

And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he said, This is wickednes, and he cast it into the middes of the Ephah, and hee cast the weight of lead vpon the mouth thereof.

Darby Translation

And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.

Young's Literal Translation

And he saith, 'This [is] the wicked woman.' And he casteth her unto the midst of the ephah, and casteth the weight of lead on its mouth.

Bible in Basic English

And he said, This is Sin; and pushing her down into the ephah, he put the weight of lead on the mouth of it.

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Cross references

“This”

Genesis 15:16 Matthew 23:32 1 Thessalonians 2:16

Genesis 15:16 · BSB

In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

Matthew 23:32 · BSB

Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

1 Thessalonians 2:16 · BSB

hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

“the weight”

Zechariah 5:7 Psalm 38:4 Proverbs 5:22 Lamentations 1:14 Amos 9:1–4

Zechariah 5:7 · BSB

And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.

Psalm 38:4 · BSB

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

Proverbs 5:22 · BSB

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

Lamentations 1:14 · BSB

My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.

Amos 9:1–4 · BSB

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who…

Also

Micah 6:11

Micah 6:11 · BSB

Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.

9Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.

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