Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening.

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.

Holman Bible

“This is Wickedness,” he said. He shoved her down into the basket and pushed the lead weight over its opening.

International Standard Version

And the angel said, "This is evil!" So he shoved her back into the basket and snapped the round, lead cover over the opening.

A Conservative 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 of it.

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.

Amplified

Then he said, “This is Wickedness (Godlessness)!” And he threw her back down into the middle of the ephah and threw the lead cover on its opening.

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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, This injustice. And he will cast her into the midst of the ephah; and he will cast a stone of lead upon its mouth.

King James 2000

And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast her into the midst of the basket; and he cast the cover of lead upon its mouth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said, "This [is] Wickedness!" And he thrust her [back down] into the basket, and threw the lead cover on top of it.

Modern King James verseion

And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah. And he cast the lead stone over its opening.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said, 'This is ungodliness.' So he cast her into the midst of the measure, and threw the lump of lead up in to a hole.

NET Bible

He then said, "This woman represents wickedness," and he pushed her down into the basket and placed the lead cover on top.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Then said he, This, is Lawlessness. So he thrust her back inside the ephah, - and then thrust the leaden weight into the mouth thereof.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רשׁעה 
Rish`ah 
Usage: 15

And he cast
שׁלך 
Shalak 
Usage: 125

it into the midst
תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

of the ephah
אפה איפה 
'eyphah 
Usage: 40

and he cast
שׁלך 
Shalak 
Usage: 125

of lead
עפרת עופרת 
`owphereth 
Usage: 9

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Zechariah's Seventh Vision

7 And, behold, they lifted up a talent of lead, and a woman was sitting in the midst of that ephah. 8 Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening. 9 Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.

Cross References

Genesis 15:16

But in the fourth generation they shall come here again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

Psalm 38:4

For my iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Proverbs 5:22

His own iniquities shall take hold of the wicked, and he shall be imprisoned with the cords of his sins.

Lamentations 1:14

Nun The yoke of my rebellions is bound in his hand; they are wreathed and come up upon my neck; he has made my strength to fall; the Lord has delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

Amos 9:1-4

I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said, Smite the threshold and shake the doors and cut the head of them all into pieces; and I will slay the last of them with the sword; there shall be none of them left to flee away or to escape.

Micah 6:11

Can I be pure with false balances and with a bag of deceitful weights?

Zechariah 5:7

And, behold, they lifted up a talent of lead, and a woman was sitting in the midst of that ephah.

Matthew 23:32

Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

1 Thessalonians 2:16

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up the measure of their sins always, for the wrath of God has come upon them to the uttermost.

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