Zechariah 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.”
Zechariah 5:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zechariah 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zechariah 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “This is Wickedness;” and he threw her down into the middle of the ephah basket; and he threw the lead weight on its mouth.”
Zechariah 5:8 — World English Bible
Zechariah 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. ”
Zechariah 5:8 — American Standard Version
Zechariah 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> the wicked woman.' And he casteth her unto the midst of the ephah, and casteth the weight of lead on its mouth.”
Zechariah 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. ”
Zechariah 5:8 — Darby Translation
Zechariah 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he said, This is wickednes, and he cast it into the middes of the Ephah, and hee cast the weight of lead vpon the mouth thereof.”
Zechariah 5:8 — Geneva Bible
Zechariah 5:8 in Context — Zechariah 5
6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.
7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
8 And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
9 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.
10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
What Does Zechariah 5:8 Mean?
Zechariah 5:8 is a verse from the Book of Zechariah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zechariah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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