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Hebrew Texts וָאֹמַ֖ר מַה־ הִ֑יא וַיֹּ֗אמֶר זֹ֤את הָֽאֵיפָה֙ הַיֹּוצֵ֔את וַיֹּ֕אמֶר זֹ֥את עֵינָ֖ם בְּכָל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ KJV with Strong's 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 זכריה 5:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וָאֹמַ֖ר מַה־הִ֑יא וַיֹּ֗אמֶר זֹ֤את הָֽאֵיפָה֙ הַיֹּוצֵ֔את וַיֹּ֕אמֶר זֹ֥את עֵינָ֖ם בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ זכריה 5:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) זכריה 5:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) זכריה 5:6 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible I said, "What is it?" And he said, "This is the ephah going forth." Again he said, "This is their appearance in all the land King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible So I asked, "What is it?" He responded, "It's a measuring basket that is approaching." And he continued, "This is their iniquity in all the land." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge This is an ephah. The meaning of this vision, says Archbishop Newcome, seems to be, that the Babylonish captivity had happened on account of the wickedness of the Jews, and that a like dispersion would befall them if they relapsed into like crimes. The woman who sat in the {ephah} was an emblem of the Jewish nation; the casting the weight of lead on the mouth of the {ephah} seems to mean the condemnation of the Jews, after they had filled up the measure of their iniquities by crucifying the Messiah; the two women, with wings like a stork, and the wind in their wings, seem emblematical of the Roman armies and the rapidity of their conquests; and their lifting up the {ephah} and carrying it through the air, to build it a house in Shinar or Babylon, where it was fixed on its own basis, represents the taking of Jerusalem, the dispersion of the Jews, and the long continuance of that calamity, as a just punishment of their unbelief. Ezekiel 44:10,11 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went … Amos 8:5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and … Links Zechariah 5:6 • Zechariah 5:6 NIV • Zechariah 5:6 NLT • Zechariah 5:6 ESV • Zechariah 5:6 NASB • Zechariah 5:6 KJV • Zechariah 5:6 Bible Apps • Zechariah 5:6 Biblia Paralela • Zechariah 5:6 Chinese Bible • Zechariah 5:6 French Bible • Zechariah 5:6 German Bible • Bible Hub |
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