Zechariah 5:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 5:6

4 “I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts;
“It shall enter the house of the ^athief
And the house of ^bthe one who swears falsely by My name.
It shall remain in the midst of his house
And consume ^cit, with its timber and stones.”

Vision of the Woman in a Basket

5 Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.”

6 So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a¹ basket that is going forth.” He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth:

7 Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”;

8 then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead¹ cover over its mouth.

9 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a ^astork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven.

10 So I said to the ^aangel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?”

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 5:6

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American Standard Version
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land;

Amplified® Bible
And I said, What is it? [What does it symbolize?] And he said, This that goes forth is an ephah[-sized vessel for separate grains all collected together]. This, he continued, is the symbol of the sinners mentioned above {and} is the resemblance of their iniquity throughout the whole land.

Contemporary English Version
"I don't know what it is," was my reply. "It's a big basket," he said. "And it shows what everyone in the land has in mind."

Darby English Version
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. And he said, This is their resemblance in all the land.

Good News Bible
"What is it?" I asked. He replied, "It is a basket, and it stands for the sin of the whole land."

King James Version
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.

New American Standard Bible
I said, "What is it? And he said, "This is the ephah going forth." Again he said, "This is their appearance in all the land"

New International Version
I asked, "What is it?"
He replied, "It is a measuring basket. " And he added, "This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land."

New King James Version
So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a basket that is going forth.” He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I said, "What does this signify?" And he said, "This represents the ephah going forth." Again he said, "This signifies their appearance in all the land

Revised Standard Version
And I said, "What is it?" He said, "This is the ephah that goes forth." And he said, "This is their iniquity in all the land."

Young's Literal Translation
And I say, `What `is' it?' And he saith, `This -- the ephah that is coming forth.' And he saith, `This `is' their aspect in all the land.

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