Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He said, “This is wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed its lead cover down on it. New Living Translation The angel said, “The woman’s name is Wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid again. English Standard Version And he said, “This is Wickedness.” And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down the leaden weight on its opening. Berean Standard Bible “This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening. King James Bible 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. New King James Version then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead cover over its mouth. New American Standard Bible Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her into the middle of the ephah and threw the lead weight on its opening. NASB 1995 Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening. NASB 1977 Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and cast the lead weight on its opening. Legacy Standard Bible Then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he threw her down into the middle of the ephah and threw the lead weight on its opening. Amplified Bible Then he said, “This is Wickedness (Godlessness)!” And he threw her back down into the middle of the ephah and threw the lead cover on its opening. Christian Standard Bible “This is Wickedness,” he said. He shoved her down into the basket and pushed the lead weight over its opening. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is Wickedness,” he said. He shoved her down into the basket and pushed the lead weight over its opening. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version "This woman represents evil," the angel explained. Then he threw her back into the basket and slammed the heavy cover down tight. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The angel said, "This is wickedness," and he pushed her back into the basket and forced the lead cover down on top of it. Good News Translation The angel said, "This represents wickedness." Then he pushed her down into the basket and put the lid back down. International Standard Version And the angel said, "This is evil!" So he shoved her back into the basket and snapped the round, lead cover over the opening. Majority Standard Bible “This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening. NET Bible He then said, "This woman represents wickedness," and he pushed her down into the basket and placed the lead cover on top. New Heart English Bible And he said, "This is Wickedness;" and he threw her down into the midst of the ephah basket; and he placed the lead cover over its mouth. Webster's Bible Translation And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon its mouth. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he says, “This [is] the wicked woman.” And he casts her into the midst of the ephah, and casts the weight of lead on its mouth. Young's Literal Translation And he saith, 'This is the wicked woman.' And he casteth her unto the midst of the ephah, and casteth the weight of lead on its mouth. Smith's Literal Translation And he will say, This injustice. And he will cast her into the midst of the ephah; and he will cast a stone of lead upon its mouth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said: This is wickedness. And he cast her into the midst of the vessel, and cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, “This is impiety.” And he cast her into the middle of the container, and he sent the weight of lead into its mouth. New American Bible He said, “This is Wickedness,” and he thrust her inside the basket, pushing the leaden weight into the opening. New Revised Standard Version And he said, “This is Wickedness.” So he thrust her back into the basket, and pressed the leaden weight down on its mouth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he said to me, This is wickedness. And he cast her into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the talent of lead upon its mouth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said to me: ”This is sin”, and he cast her inside the measure and he cast the talent of lead upon its mouth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he said: 'This is Wickedness.' And he cast her down into the midst of the measure, and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said, This is iniquity. And he cast it into the midst of the measure, and cast the weight of lead on the mouth of it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Vision of the Woman in a Basket…7And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket. 8“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening. 9Then 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.… Cross References Revelation 17:5 And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. Revelation 18:2 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. Revelation 18:10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Revelation 18:21 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. Revelation 14:8 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.” Revelation 19:2 For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” Revelation 17:1-2 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.” Revelation 17:4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. Revelation 17:18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.” Revelation 18:3 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.” Revelation 18:9 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. Revelation 18:23 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.” Jeremiah 51:7 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. Jeremiah 51:25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. Jeremiah 51:33 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled. In just a little while her harvest time will come.” Treasury of Scripture And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the middle of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead on the mouth thereof. This. Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. Matthew 23:32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. the weight. Zechariah 5:7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. Psalm 38:4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. Jump to Previous Basket Cast Casteth Cover Ephah Lead Measure Middle Midst Mouth Opening Pushed Pushing Sin Thereof Threw Thrust Weight Wicked WickednessJump to Next Basket Cast Casteth Cover Ephah Lead Measure Middle Midst Mouth Opening Pushed Pushing Sin Thereof Threw Thrust Weight Wicked WickednessZechariah 5 1. By the flying scroll is shown the curse of thieves and swearers;5. and by a woman pressed in an ephah the final judgment of wickedness. This is Wickedness The phrase "This is Wickedness" is a direct identification of the woman in the vision as a personification of wickedness. In Hebrew, the word for wickedness is "רִשְׁעָה" (rish'ah), which conveys a sense of moral wrongness and evil. This personification is significant in the prophetic literature, as it encapsulates the collective sins and moral failures of the people. The vision serves as a stark reminder of the pervasive nature of sin and its consequences. Historically, this reflects the period of Zechariah, where the Israelites were returning from exile and were being called to repentance and renewal of their covenant with God. he said And he shoved her down into the basket pushing down the lead cover over its opening Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Thisזֹ֣את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, is Wickedness,” הָרִשְׁעָ֔ה (hā·riš·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7564: Wickedness he said. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say And he shoved her down וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ (way·yaš·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the basket, הָֽאֵיפָ֑ה (hā·’ê·p̄āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 374: Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain) pushing down וַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְ (way·yaš·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away the lead הָעֹפֶ֖רֶת (hā·‘ō·p̄e·reṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5777: Lead (a metal) cover אֶ֥בֶן (’e·ḇen) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 68: A stone over אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to its opening. פִּֽיהָ׃ (pî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Links Zechariah 5:8 NIVZechariah 5:8 NLT Zechariah 5:8 ESV Zechariah 5:8 NASB Zechariah 5:8 KJV Zechariah 5:8 BibleApps.com Zechariah 5:8 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 5:8 Chinese Bible Zechariah 5:8 French Bible Zechariah 5:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 5:8 He said This is Wickedness (Zech. 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