Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Then he said, “This is
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.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zechariah's Seventh Vision
7 And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.' 8 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. 9 And I lift up mine eyes, and see, and lo, two women are coming forth, and wind in their wings; and they have wings like wings of the stork, and they lift up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.
Cross References
Genesis 15:16
and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'
Psalm 38:4
For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me.
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
Lamentations 1:14
Bound hath been the yoke of my transgressions by His hand, They are wrapped together, They have gone up on my neck, He hath caused my power to stumble, The Lord hath given me into hands, I am not able to rise.
Amos 9:1-4
I have seen the Lord standing by the altar, and He saith: 'Smite the knob, and the thresholds shake, And cut them off by the head -- all of them, And their posterity with a sword I do slay, Not flee to them doth the fleer, Nor escape to them doth a fugitive.
Micah 6:11
Do I reckon it pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?
Zechariah 5:7
And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.'
Matthew 23:32
and ye -- ye fill up the measure of your fathers.
1 Thessalonians 2:16
forbidding us to speak to the nations that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always, but the anger did come upon them -- to the end!