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They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. <a href="/nlt/zechariah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then I looked up and saw two women flying toward us, gliding on the wind. They had wings like a stork, and they picked up the basket and flew into the sky. <a href="/esv/zechariah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. <a href="/bsb/zechariah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. <a href="/kjv/zechariah/5.htm">King James Bible</a> Then lifted I up mine 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 heaven. <a href="/nkjv/zechariah/5.htm">New King James Version</a> 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 stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. <a href="/nasb_/zechariah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there two women were coming out with the wind in their wings; and they had wings like the wings of the stork, and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens. <a href="/nasb/zechariah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and there two women were coming out with the wind in their wings; and they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens. <a href="/nasb77/zechariah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and there two women were coming out with the wind in their wings; and they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens. <a href="/lsb/zechariah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, two women were coming out with the wind in their wings; and they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens. <a href="/amp/zechariah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then I looked up, and there were two women coming out with the wind in their wings; and they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens. <a href="/csb/zechariah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I looked up and saw two women approaching with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and sky. <a href="/hcsb/zechariah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I looked up and saw two women approaching with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and sky. <a href="/asv/zechariah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings; now they had wings like the wings of a stork; and they lifted up the ephah between earth and heaven. <a href="/cev/zechariah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Right after this I saw two women coming through the sky with wings outstretched like a stork in the wind. Suddenly they lifted the basket into the air, <a href="/erv/zechariah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings; now they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. <a href="/gwt/zechariah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I looked up and saw two women coming forward with wind in their wings. They had wings like those of a stork. They carried the basket into the sky. <a href="/gnt/zechariah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> I looked up and saw two women flying toward me with powerful wings like those of a stork. They picked up the basket and flew off with it. <a href="/isv/zechariah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then I looked up to see two women coming forward with the wind filling their wings. (They had wings like those of a stork.) They took up the basket, holding it between the earth and sky. <a href="/msb/zechariah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. <a href="/net/zechariah/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I looked again and saw two women going forth with the wind in their wings (they had wings like those of a stork) and they lifted up the basket between the earth and the sky. <a href="/nheb/zechariah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then lifted I up my eyes, and saw, and look, there were two women, and the wind was in their wings. Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah basket between earth and the sky. <a href="/wbt/zechariah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 heaven. <a href="/web/zechariah/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, there were two women; and the wind was in their wings. Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah basket between earth and the sky. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zechariah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I lift up my eyes, and see, and behold, two women are coming forth, and wind [is] in their wings; and they have wings like wings of the stork, and they lift up the ephah between the earth and the heavens. <a href="/ylt/zechariah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/zechariah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I shall lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, two women will come forth, and the wind in their wings; and to them wings as the wings of the stork; and they shall lift up the ephah between the earth and between the heavens.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zechariah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I lifted up my eyes and looked: and behold there came out two women, and wind was in their wings, and they had wings like the wings of a kite: and they lifted up the vessel between the earth and the heaven. <a href="/cpdv/zechariah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I lifted up my eyes and I saw. And behold, two women were departing, and a spirit was in their wings, and they had wings like the wings of a kite, and they lifted up the container between earth and heaven. <a href="/nabre/zechariah/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Then I raised my eyes and saw two women coming forth with wind under their wings —they had wings like the wings of a stork—and they lifted the basket into the air. <a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then I looked up and saw two women coming forward. The wind was in their wings; they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and sky.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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 earth and heaven. <a href="/hpbt/zechariah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I lifted my eyes and I saw, and behold, two women came forth and the wind was in their wings, and they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they took the measure between Earth and Heaven<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zechariah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork; and they lifted up the measure between the earth and the heaven. <a href="/sep/zechariah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, two women coming forth, and the wind was in their wings; and they had stork's wings: and they lifted up the measure between the earth and the sky. <a href="/parallel/zechariah/5-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=698" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zechariah/5.htm">The Vision of the Woman in a Basket</a> …8“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening. 9<a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wā·’eś·śā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">Then I lifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nay (N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">up my eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wā·’ê·re (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·ta·yim (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šîm (N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">women</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">approaching,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: wə·rū·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">with the wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: bə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">in their wings.</a> <a href="/hebrew/wə·lā·hên·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: Pro-3fp) -- ">Their</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: ḵə·nā·p̄a·yim (N-fd) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kə·ḵan·p̄ê (Prep-k:: N-fpc) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">were like those</a> <a href="/hebrew/2624.htm" title="2624: ha·ḥă·sî·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Stork. Feminine of chaciyd; the kind bird, i.e. A stork.">of a stork,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wat·tiś·śe·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and they lifted up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">earth.</a> 10“Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Revelation 12:14</a> But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a> But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. <a href="/ezekiel/1-6.htm">Ezekiel 1:6-11</a> but each had four faces and four wings. / Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze. / Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings, ... <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a> And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9-10</a> As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. / A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. <a href="/revelation/14-6.htm">Revelation 14:6</a> Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people. <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a> Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Ezekiel 10:5</a> The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks. <a href="/revelation/8-13.htm">Revelation 8:13</a> And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!” <a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a> As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind. <a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a> After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. / They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a> And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/exodus/19-4.htm">Exodus 19:4</a> ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself. <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalm 18:10</a> He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17</a> Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then lifted I 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 heaven.for.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49</a> The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;<a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Daniel 9:26,27</a> And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined… <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a> Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Stork</a> <a href="/haggai/2-17.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Wings</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-10.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-1.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-18.htm">Stork</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Wings</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 5</div>1. <a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm">By the flying scroll is shown the curse of thieves and swearers;</a> 5. <a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">and by a woman pressed in an ephah the final judgment of wickedness.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching This phrase indicates a visionary experience, common in prophetic literature, where the prophet receives divine revelation. The act of lifting one's eyes suggests readiness to receive a message from God. The presence of two women is unusual in biblical visions, as women are not typically depicted as agents of divine action. This could symbolize a break from traditional roles, emphasizing the unexpected ways God can work. The number two often signifies confirmation or witness, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>, where two witnesses establish a matter.with the wind in their wings The wind is often symbolic of the Spirit of God, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a> and <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Acts 2:2</a>. Here, it suggests divine empowerment and swiftness. The imagery of wings conveys speed and the ability to transcend earthly limitations, reminiscent of the cherubim in <a href="/ezekiel/1-6.htm">Ezekiel 1:6</a>. This phrase emphasizes the supernatural nature of the vision and the divine origin of the mission these women are undertaking.Their wings were like those of a stork The stork is a large bird known for its strength and migratory patterns, often associated with care and protection due to its nurturing behavior. In <a href="/leviticus/11-19.htm">Leviticus 11:19</a>, the stork is listed among unclean birds, which might imply a message of judgment or purification. The comparison to a stork highlights the power and purposefulness of the women's mission, suggesting a divine task that involves both judgment and deliverance.and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth The basket, previously mentioned in <a href="/zechariah/5-7.htm">Zechariah 5:7-8</a>, contains wickedness personified. The act of lifting it between heaven and earth signifies a transition or removal from the earthly realm, possibly indicating judgment or purification. This imagery connects to the concept of spiritual warfare, where forces of good and evil contend. The positioning between heaven and earth suggests divine intervention and the ultimate authority of God over both realms, echoing themes found in <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a> The prophet who receives the vision. He is a post-exilic prophet, encouraging the Israelites during the rebuilding of the temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/two_women.htm">Two Women</a> Mysterious figures in the vision, described as having wings like a stork. They are tasked with carrying the basket. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_basket.htm">The Basket</a> Represents iniquity or wickedness, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/bsb/zechariah/5.htm">Zechariah 5</a>. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heaven_and_earth.htm">Heaven and Earth</a> The space between heaven and earth signifies a realm of transition or judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/s/stork.htm">Stork</a> A bird known for its large wingspan, symbolizing strength and swiftness in carrying out God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_sin.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Sin</a> The vision illustrates God's control over sin and its ultimate removal from His people. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_stork.htm">Symbolism of the Stork</a> The stork, an unclean bird in Levitical law, signifies that God can use any means to accomplish His purposes. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_redemption.htm">Judgment and Redemption</a> The removal of wickedness is a precursor to redemption and restoration for God's people. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a> Believers are called to be vigilant against sin in their lives, recognizing that God will ultimately deal with all iniquity. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a> The vision assures believers of God's justice and the eventual triumph over evil.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 5</a> <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> <a href="/q/do_angels_have_a_specific_gender.htm">Do angels have a specific gender?</a> <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 href="/q/what_did_god_reveal_to_zechariah.htm">What visions and messages did Zechariah receive from God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Then lifted I up mine eyes. This is the conclusion of the vision. And looked; and saw. There came out (forth) two women. These two women who now come in sight have been supposed to represent the Assyrians and Babylonians, who wore the agents in the deportation of Israel; or else are considered abettors of the woman in the ephah, who for a time save her from destruction. This latter supposition proceeds on the erroneous idea that wickedness is herein rescued from punishment, whereas the notion that underlies the whole vision is that the Holy Land is purged of wickedness. That the two nations hostile to Israel are represented is an untenable suggestion; for why should they carry off iniquity from Jerusalem and fix it in their own land? Probably by the two women carrying away the evil woman is signified (if the details are capable of explanation) that iniquity brings with it its own destruction and works out its own removal. The wind was in their wings. They were borne along so quickly that they seemed to be carried by the wind; or the wind helped their flight. A stork; Septuagint, ἔποπος, "the hoopoe;" Vulgate, milvi. The Authorized Version is certainly correct. The stork is common enough in Palestine, and is reckoned among unclean birds in the Pentateuch (<a href="/leviticus/11-19.htm">Leviticus 11:19</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/14-18.htm">Deuteronomy 14:18</a>), for which cause some have thought it is here introduced as bearing the sin laden ephah. But its introduction more probably has reference to its migratory habits, the power and rapidity of its flight, and, as some think, to its skill in constructing its nest. <a href="/commentaries/zechariah/5-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then I lifted וָאֶשָּׂ֨א (wā·’eś·śā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take up my eyes עֵינַ֜י (‘ê·nay) Noun - cdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain and saw וָאֵ֗רֶא (wā·’ê·re) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see two שְׁתַּ֨יִם (šə·ta·yim) Number - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) women נָשִׁ֤ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female approaching, יֽוֹצְאוֹת֙ (yō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim with the wind וְר֣וּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit in their wings. בְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔ם (bə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle Their וְלָהֵ֥נָּה (wə·lā·hên·nāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> Themselves wings כְנָפַ֖יִם (ḵə·nā·p̄a·yim) Noun - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle were like those כְּכַנְפֵ֣י (kə·ḵan·p̄ê) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle of a stork, הַחֲסִידָ֑ה (ha·ḥă·sî·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2624.htm">Strong's 2624: </a> The kind, bird, a stork and they lifted up וַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙ (wat·tiś·śe·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take the basket הָ֣אֵיפָ֔ה (hā·’ê·p̄āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_374.htm">Strong's 374: </a> Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain) between בֵּ֥ין (bên) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between heaven הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and וּבֵ֥ין (ū·ḇên) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between earth. הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 5:9 Then lifted I up my eyes (Zech. 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