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and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />(and behold, a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />(and behold, a lead cover was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting inside the ephah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />(and behold, a [round, flat] lead cover was lifted up); and there sat a woman inside the ephah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a lead cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a lead cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />(and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The lead cover of the basket was opened, and in the basket was a woman. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />(and behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead:) and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A lead cover [on the basket] was raised, and a woman was sitting in the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The basket had a lid made of lead. As I watched, the lid was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look, a round lead cover was being lifted, and there was one woman seated inside the basket! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then a round lead cover was raised up, revealing a woman sitting inside the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And look, a lead cover was raised up, and there was a woman sitting in the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and behold, a lead cover weighing one talent was lifted up—and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the ephah basket.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, a disc of lead lifted up; and this [is] a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, a talent of lead was lifted up: and this one woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And behold a talent of lead was carried, and behold a woman sitting in the midst of the vessel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And behold, a talent of lead was being carried; and behold, one woman sitting in the middle of the container.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then a leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then a leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And behold, a talent of lead was lifted up, and a woman was sitting in the midst of the ephah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And behold, a talent of lead was lifted up, and one woman was sitting inside the measure<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and, behold, there was lifted up a round piece of lead--and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the measure.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And behold a talent of lead lifted up: and behold a woman sat in the midst of the measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/5-7.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=682" 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">6</span>“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">And behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: kik·kar (N-fsc) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">the cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/5777.htm" title="5777: ‘ō·p̄e·reṯ (N-fs) -- Lead (a metal). Or mophereth; feminine participle active of aphar; lead.">of lead</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: niś·śêṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">was raised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: wə·zōṯ (Conj-w:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and there was</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">a woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sitting</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/374.htm" title="374: hā·’ê·p̄āh (Art:: N-fs) -- An ephah (a measure of grain). Or ephah; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general.">the basket.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.…<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/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4-5</a></span><br />Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. / For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-5</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7-9</a></span><br />Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. / Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. / “We tried to heal Babylon, but she could not be healed. Abandon her! Let each of us go to his own land, for her judgment extends to the sky and reaches to the clouds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9-10</a></span><br />Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.” / So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7-9</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.<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="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-24</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. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-17</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” / So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6-8</a></span><br />Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ / Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey. / Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</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. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</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. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Jeremiah 50:38-40</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. / As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Ezekiel 7:10-11</a></span><br />Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed. / Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.<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/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sits in the middle of the ephah.</p><p class="hdg">talent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1</a></b></br> The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1</a></b></br> The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, <i>and</i> brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, <i>and</i> brought to silence;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Isaiah 22:11</a></b></br> Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.</p><p class="hdg">is.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1,2</a></b></br> They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm">Ezekiel 16:1-63</a></b></br> Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm">Ezekiel 23:1-49</a></b></br> The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/hosea/7-8.htm">Cake</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/micah/6-4.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Plate</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-13.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-3.htm">Talent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/mark/8-14.htm">Cake</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-1.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/matthew/14-8.htm">Plate</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-13.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Round</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/matthew/23-22.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/matthew/25-15.htm">Talent</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And behold, the cover of lead was raised</b><br>This phrase introduces a dramatic moment in Zechariah's vision, emphasizing the unveiling of something significant. The use of "behold" signals the importance of what is about to be revealed. The lead cover suggests heaviness and containment, symbolizing the suppression of sin or iniquity. Lead, being a dense and heavy metal, indicates the seriousness of what is being contained. In biblical times, lead was used for various purposes, including weights and seals, which could imply the sealing of judgment or the weight of sin. The act of raising the cover signifies the revelation of hidden sin, aligning with themes of exposure and judgment found throughout prophetic literature.<p><b>and there was a woman sitting inside the basket</b><br>The woman inside the basket represents wickedness, as clarified in the subsequent verses. In the ancient Near Eastern context, women were sometimes used symbolically to represent cities or personified concepts, such as wisdom or folly. Here, the woman embodies wickedness, possibly alluding to the personification of sin or idolatry. The basket, or ephah, was a common measure for grain, suggesting commerce or trade, which could symbolize the corrupt practices prevalent in society. This imagery connects to other biblical passages where sin is personified or where women symbolize larger entities, such as Babylon in <a href="/revelation/17.htm">Revelation 17</a>. The vision reflects the theme of divine judgment against sin and the eventual removal of wickedness, resonating with the broader prophetic message of restoration and purification.<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, Zechariah was instrumental in encouraging the Jewish people to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem after their return from Babylonian exile. His visions, including the one in <a href="/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7</a>, are rich with symbolic meaning.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman_in_the_basket.htm">The Woman in the Basket</a></b><br>In <a href="/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7</a>, the woman represents wickedness. The vision of the woman in the basket is a symbolic representation of sin being contained and removed from the land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_basket.htm">The Basket (Ephah)</a></b><br>The ephah is a unit of measurement, and in this vision, it symbolizes the containment of wickedness. The basket is covered with a lead cover, indicating the suppression and control of sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lead_cover.htm">The Lead Cover</a></b><br>The lead cover signifies the weight and seriousness of sin. It also represents the divine action of sealing and containing wickedness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>This vision is part of a series of eight visions given to Zechariah, each conveying messages of judgment, purification, and restoration for Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_sin.htm">The Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is pervasive and must be dealt with decisively. The vision of the woman in the basket illustrates the need for sin to be contained and removed from our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_sin.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Sin</a></b><br>Just as the lead cover seals the basket, God's power and authority are sufficient to control and ultimately eradicate sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>Believers are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness, actively seeking to remove sin from their lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_divine_justice.htm">The Assurance of Divine Justice</a></b><br>The vision assures us that God will not allow wickedness to prevail indefinitely. His justice will ultimately triumph.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>The removal of wickedness is a precursor to restoration and blessing, encouraging believers to look forward to God's redemptive work.<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/what_evidence_supports_zech._5_5-8's_basket.htm">What archaeological evidence supports or contradicts the idea of a physical basket and woman representing wickedness (Zechariah 5:5–8)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_zechariah's_visions_symbolize.htm">What are the symbolic meanings of Zechariah's visions?</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/evidence_for_70_years_fasting.htm">Zechariah 7:5 mentions seventy years of fasting; is there archaeological or historical evidence to confirm the exact duration of this period?</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 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There was lifted up a talent of lead.</span> As the prophet gazed, the leaden cover of the ephah was raised, so that the contents became visible. The word rendered "talent" (<span class="accented">kikkar</span>) denotes a circle. It is used in <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10, 12</a>, for the tract of country of which the Jordan was the centre, and in <a href="/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36</a> for a round loaf. Here it means a disc or circular plate which formed the cover of the round shaped ephah. In the next verse it is called, "the weight of lead." <span class="cmt_word">And this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah;</span> <span class="accented">and there was a woman sitting</span>, etc. When the leaden lid was raised one woman (<span class="accented">mulier una</span>, <span class="greek">γυνὴ μία</span>) was seen in the measure. She is called "one," as uniting and concentrating in her person all sinners and all sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/5-7.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">And behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cover</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּכַּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(kik·kar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> </span><span class="str2">A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of lead</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹפֶ֖רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·p̄e·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5777.htm">Strong's 5777: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lead (a metal)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was raised,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשֵּׂ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(niś·śêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and there was</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a woman</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sitting</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inside</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֥וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the basket.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵיפָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ê·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_374.htm">Strong's 374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/5-7.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 5:7 And behold a talent of lead was (Zech. 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