Zechariah 5:5-11

Other Translations of Zechariah 5:5-11

New International Version

The Woman in the Ephah

⁵ Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, "Look up and see what is appearing." ⁶ I asked, "What is it?" He replied, "It is a basket." And he added, "This is the iniquityOr "appearance" of the people throughout the land." ⁷ Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman! ⁸ He said, "This is wickedness," and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed its lead cover down on it. ⁹ Then I looked up-and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. ¹⁰ "Where are they taking the basket?" I asked the angel who was speaking to me. ¹¹ He replied, "To the country of BabyloniaHebrew "Shinar" to build a house for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place."

English Standard Version

The Woman in the Ephah

⁵ Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, "Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out." ⁶ And I said, "What is it?" He said, "This is the basketHebrew ephah; also verses 7-11. An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters that is going out." And he said, "This is their iniquityOne Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts eye in all the land." ⁷ And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! ⁸ And he said, "This is Wickedness." And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down the leaden weight on its opening. ⁹ 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. ¹⁰ Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "Where are they taking the basket?" ¹¹ 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."

The Message

The Woman in the Ephah

⁵ The Messenger-Angel appeared and said, "Look up. Tell me what you see." ⁶ I said, "What in the world is that?" He said, "This is a bushel basket on a journey. It holds the sin of everyone, everywhere." ⁷ Then the lid made of lead was removed from the basket - and there was a woman sitting in it! ⁸ He said, "This is Miss Wicked." He pushed her back down into the basket and clamped the lead lid over her. ⁹ Then I looked up and to my surprise saw two women flying. On outstretched wings they airlifted the bushel basket into the sky. ¹⁰ I said to the Messenger-Angel, "Where are they taking the bushel basket?" ¹¹ He said, "East to the land of Shinar. They will build a garage to house it. When it's finished, the basket will be stored there."

New King James Version

The Woman in the Ephah

⁵ Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, "Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth." ⁶ So I asked, "What is it?" And he said, "It is a basket that is going forth." He also said, "This is their resemblance throughout the earth: ⁷ Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket"; ⁸ then he said, "This is Wickedness!" And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead cover over its mouth. ⁹ 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. ¹⁰ So I said to the angel who talked with me, "Where are they carrying the basket?" ¹¹ And he said to me, "To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base."

New Living Translation

The Woman in the Ephah

⁵ Then the angel who was talking with me came forward and said, "Look up and see what's coming." ⁶ "What is it?" I asked. He replied, "It is a basket for measuring grain, and it's filled with the sins of everyone throughout the land." ⁷ Then the heavy lead cover was lifted off the basket, and there was a woman sitting inside it. ⁸ The angel said, "The woman's name is Wickedness," and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid again. ⁹ 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. ¹⁰ "Where are they taking the basket?" I asked the angel. ¹¹ 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."