Zechariah 5:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 5:7

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 5:7

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American Standard Version
(and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.

Amplified® Bible
And behold, a round, flat weight of lead was lifted and there sat a woman in the midst of the ephah[-sized vessel].

Contemporary English Version
The lead cover of the basket was opened, and in the basket was a woman.

Darby English Version
And behold, there was lifted up a round plate of lead; and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

Good News Bible
The basket had a lid made of lead. As I watched, the lid was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman!

King James Version
And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

New American Standard Bible
(and behold, a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah."

New International Version
Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman!

New King James Version
Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
(and behold, a lead cover appeared lifted up); and a woman sits inside the ephah."

Revised Standard Version
And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the ephah!

Young's Literal Translation
And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this `is' a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.'

New English Translation
Then a round lead cover was raised up, revealing a woman sitting inside the basket.

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