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Zechariah 5

Zechariah 5:7

The Vision of the Woman in a Basket · Zechariah 5:5–11
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Translations

Modern
And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
Traditional
And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
Literal
And behold, a disc of lead was being lifted, and this is a lone woman sitting in the midst of the basket.
Latin
Et ecce talentum plumbi portabatur, et ecce mulier una sedens in medio amphoræ.

Original

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

Notes

Zechariah 5:7

The heavy lead cover weighed about 34 kilograms (75 pounds), which is one talent. This was not a normal cover for an ephah basket. Its weight shows that special action was needed to seal the basket’s unholy contents.

Zechariah 5:7–8

a woman sitting inside the basket: This symbolizes a tempting and dangerous force that is hard to control. The sin of worshiping idols had earlier caused God's judgment (2 Kings 17:16–18; 2 Chronicles 36:14).

Zechariah 5:5–11

The seventh vision continues the theme of cleansing that began when the high priest Jeshua was declared innocent (Zechariah 3:1–10). The removal of wickedness, like the removal of Jeshua’s filthy clothes (Zechariah 3:4), shows God’s gracious forgiveness. This act comes from the covenant-keeping God.

Zechariah 1:7–6:15

These eight visions helped the Judeans overcome their fears and trust in God's promises. The visions happened two months after Haggai's last two messages (Haggai 2:10–19, 20–23). They suggest that Haggai's prophecies were coming true.

Events

Glossary

Apocalyptic Weights and Measures Zechariah, Book of

Topics

Lead used for Weighing Measure: An Ephah, Equal to Three Seah, and in Liquid, to a Bath, Containing About a Bushel and a Half Symbols and Similitudes: Ephah Women: Symbolical of Wickedness