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When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He replied, “To the land of Babylonia, where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; when it is ready, <i>the basket</i> will be set there on its base.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said to me, “To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he said to me, &#8220To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he said to me, “To build a temple for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he said to me, “To build a house for her in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she will be set there on her own pedestal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me, “To the land of Shinar (Babylon) to build a temple for her; and when it is prepared, she shall be set there on her own pedestal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,&#8221 he told me. &#8220When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto me, To build her a house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"To Babylonia," he answered, "where they will build a house for the basket and set it down inside." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto me, To build her an house in the land of Shinar: and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He answered me, "They are going to build a house for it in Shinar [Babylonia]. When the house is ready, they will set the basket there on a stand."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He answered, "To Babylonia, where they will build a temple for it. When the temple is finished, the basket will be placed there to be worshiped." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered me, "To the land of Shinar, so they can build a temple to the woman in the basket. Then when its preparations are complete, the basket will be set there in its place."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?To build a house for it in the land of Shinar,? he told me. ?And when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its pedestal.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He replied, "To build a temple for her in the land of Babylonia. When it is finished, she will be placed there in her own residence." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, "To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to me, To build for it a house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, “To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar.” And it has been prepared and has been placed there on its base.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith unto me, 'To build to it a house in the land of Shinar.' And it hath been prepared and hath been placed there on its base.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to me, To build for it a house in the land of Shiner: and it was prepared, and set there upon her base.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me: That a house may be built for it in the land of Sennaar, and that it may be established, and set there upon its own basis. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to me, “To a house that may be built for it in the land of Shinar, and so that it may be established and set there upon its own base.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He replied, “To build a temple for it in the land of Shinar. When the temple is constructed, they will set it there on its base.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to me, “To the land of Shinar, to build a house for it; and when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me, To build for it a house in the land of Babylon; and it shall be established and set there upon its own base.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to me: ”They shall build a house for it in the land of Babel, and they shall construct it and they shall set it there on its foundation.” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said unto me: 'To build her a house in the land of Shinar; and when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to me, To build it a house in the land of Babylon, and to prepare <i>a place for it</i>; and they shall set it there on its own base.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/5-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=717" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/5.htm">The Vision of the Woman in a Basket</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: liḇ·nō·wṯ- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">“To build</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇa·yiṯ (N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">for it</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/8152.htm" title="8152: šin·‘ār (N-proper-fs) -- Another name for Bab. Probably of foreign derivation; Shinar, a plain in Babylonia.">of Shinar,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: wə·hū·ḵan (Conj-w:: V-Hofal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">“And when it is ready,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: wə·hun·nî·ḥāh (Conj-w:: V-Hofal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">the basket will be set</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4369.htm" title="4369: mə·ḵu·nā·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A spot. The same as mkownah; a spot.">its pedestal.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Jeremiah 51:29</a></span><br />The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Revelation 17:5</a></span><br />And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Jeremiah 50:38-39</a></span><br />A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols. / So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Jeremiah 51:64</a></span><br />Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></span><br />“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Jeremiah 50:13</a></span><br />Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Isaiah 21:9</a></span><br />Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there on her own base.</p><p class="hdg">To.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59</a></b></br> Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, <i>even</i> great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Jeremiah 29:28</a></b></br> For therefore he sent unto us <i>in</i> Babylon, saying, This <i>captivity is</i> long: build ye houses, and dwell <i>in them</i>; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Hosea 3:4</a></b></br> For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and <i>without</i> teraphim:</p><p class="hdg">the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-10.htm">Genesis 10:10</a></b></br> And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Genesis 11:2</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">Genesis 14:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/1-2.htm">Babylonia</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Base</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Build</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Country</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/haggai/2-5.htm">Established</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-1.htm">Hers</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/5-26.htm">Pedestal</a> <a href="/haggai/2-15.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/daniel/1-2.htm">Shinar</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">Babylonia</a> <a href="/malachi/2-9.htm">Base</a> <a href="/matthew/5-15.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Build</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-6.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/25-4.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/matthew/18-16.htm">Established</a> <a href="/matthew/8-15.htm">Hers</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-29.htm">Pedestal</a> <a href="/matthew/19-15.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/matthew/20-23.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/matthew/3-3.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/genesis/10-10.htm">Shinar</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">By the flying scroll is shown the curse of thieves and swearers;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">and by a woman pressed in an ephah the final judgment of wickedness.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical terms, a "house" often signifies a place of worship or a center of influence. The "it" refers to the basket containing wickedness, as described earlier in <a href="/zechariah/5.htm">Zechariah 5</a>. The "land of Shinar" is historically and biblically significant, as it is associated with Babylon (<a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Genesis 11:2</a>). Babylon is often symbolic of rebellion against God and represents a center of idolatry and sin. This phrase indicates that wickedness will find a home in a place historically known for its opposition to God.<p><b>he told me</b><br>This indicates that the message is being delivered by an angelic messenger to Zechariah. Throughout the book, Zechariah receives visions and messages from God through angels, emphasizing the divine origin and authority of the prophecy. The angelic communication underscores the importance and seriousness of the vision.<p><b>And when it is ready</b><br>The readiness implies a future time when conditions are fulfilled for the establishment of this "house." It suggests a period of preparation or waiting until the appointed time. This can be seen as a prophetic indication that wickedness will have its time and place, but it is under divine control and timing.<p><b>the basket will be set there on its pedestal</b><br>The "basket" containing wickedness being set on a "pedestal" signifies the elevation and recognition of sin in a prominent position. A pedestal is typically used to display something of importance or to give it prominence. This imagery suggests that wickedness will be openly displayed and perhaps even celebrated in the land of Shinar. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of the rise of evil before its ultimate downfall, as seen in <a href="/revelation/17.htm">Revelation 17-18</a>, where Babylon is depicted as a symbol of end-times rebellion against God. The setting of the basket on a pedestal also implies a temporary triumph of wickedness, which will ultimately be judged and destroyed by God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet of the post-exilic period who received visions from God to encourage the Israelites in rebuilding the temple and to convey messages of future hope and judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel.htm">The Angel</a></b><br>A divine messenger who interprets the visions for Zechariah, providing clarity and understanding of God's revelations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman_in_the_basket.htm">The Woman in the Basket</a></b><br>Represents wickedness, as seen earlier in <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Zechariah 5:8</a>, symbolizing sin being contained and removed from the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_shinar.htm">The Land of Shinar</a></b><br>An ancient region, often associated with Babylon, symbolizing a place of exile and judgment, where wickedness is to be confined.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_basket.htm">The Basket (Ephah)</a></b><br>A measuring container, symbolizing the containment and measurement of wickedness, which is to be transported to Shinar.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_sin.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Sin</a></b><br>God has the authority to contain and judge wickedness. The vision of the basket being taken to Shinar illustrates God's control over sin and its ultimate removal from His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_shinar.htm">Symbolism of Shinar</a></b><br>Shinar represents a place of judgment and exile. Understanding its historical and biblical context helps us see how God deals with sin by removing it from His presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>While the vision depicts judgment, it also offers hope that God will ultimately deal with wickedness, ensuring that righteousness prevails.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_visions.htm">The Role of Prophetic Visions</a></b><br>Zechariah's visions serve to encourage believers in their faith, reminding them of God's plans for justice and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_on_sin.htm">Personal Reflection on Sin</a></b><br>Just as wickedness is removed to Shinar, believers are called to examine their own lives, seeking to remove sin and live in righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_14_22_say_babylon_is_gone.htm">Why does Isaiah 14:22 indicate a complete annihilation of Babylon when other biblical passages describe Babylon’s later presence or rebuilding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_shinar's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is the significance of Shinar in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zech._5_9_with_pagan_bans.htm">How should we reconcile the imagery of stork-winged women transporting the basket in Zechariah 5:9 with the broader biblical prohibition of associating with pagan symbols?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_wickedness_in_shinar_in_zech._5_11.htm">Why does Zechariah 5:11 place wickedness in Shinar, and is there any historical or textual indication this actually happened in postexilic times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To build it</span> (<span class="accented">her</span>) <span class="cmt_word">an house.</span> The LXX. refers the pronoun to the ephah, but it seems more natural to refer it to a person, the woman. The feminine gender of the original would apply to either. She is carried away from Judaea to have a permanent dwelling in a land more suited to her. Pusey thinks that possibly a temple may be intended, "a great idol temple, in which the god of this world should be worshipped." <span class="cmt_word">In the land of Shinar;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the ideal land of unholiness, where the world power first arrayed itself against God in the attempt at Babel. Septuagint, <span class="greek">ἐν γῇ Βαβυλῶνος</span>, (<a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Genesis 11:2</a>, etc.). <span class="accented">Shinar</span>, equivalent to <span class="accented">Sumer</span> in the Assyrian monuments, denotes Lower or Southern Babylon; <span class="accented">Accad</span>, Upper or Northern Babylon. <span class="cmt_word">And it shall be established.</span> The house shall be firmly fixed there. Others render, "when it is ready." <span class="cmt_word">And set there.</span> The gender shows that the woman is meant, not the house: "And she shall be set there in her own place." Thus from the spiritual Zion all wickedness shall be abolished (<a href="/zechariah/3-9.htm">Zechariah 3:9</a>) and sent to its own place prepared for the enemies of God and holiness. Doubtless, too, a warning is here conveyed to those Jews who still lingered in Babylon, that they were dwelling in a land accursed of God, and were liable to be involved in the fate which pursues ungodliness. Orelli and some others see in these two visions an analogy to the two goats on the Day of Atonement, of which one was sacrificed for the sins of the people, and the other bore away their iniquity to the demons' abode, the wilderness (<a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>.). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/5-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“To build</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנֽוֹת־</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nō·wṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a house</span><br /><span class="heb">בַ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇa·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for it</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֥הֿ</span> <span class="translit">(lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Shinar,”</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁנְעָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(šin·‘ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8152.htm">Strong's 8152: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shinar -- another name for Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he told me.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“And when it is ready,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוּכַ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū·ḵan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the basket will be set</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֻנִּ֥יחָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hun·nî·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="heb">שָּׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its pedestal.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מְכֻנָתָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḵu·nā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4369.htm">Strong's 4369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spot</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/5-11.htm">Zechariah 5:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/5-11.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 5:11 He said to me To build her (Zech. 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