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Zechariah 5:8 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Zechariah 5:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 5 verse 8 to related passages throughout the 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.”
Zechariah 5:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Zechariah 5:8
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—The angel identifies the woman: zō't hārishā'h (זֹאת הָרִשְׁעָה, 'this is wickedness/the wicked one'). Not a specific person but wickedness personified—rishā'h (רִשְׁעָה) encompasses all forms of evil, particularly covenant-breaking rebellion against God. The angel's action is decisive: vayyashleḵ 'ōtāh (וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֹתָהּ, 'and he threw her/it') back into the basket with force, then vayyashlēḵ et-'even hā'ōpheret el-pīhā (וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶת־אֶבֶן הָעֹפֶרֶת אֶל־פִּי...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zechariah 5:8
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“and with a bag of deceitful weights?”
“they are too heavy for me.”
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself”
“for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.,But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.,וְדוֹר רְבִיעִי יָשׁוּבוּ הֵנָּה כִּי לֹא־שָׁלֵם עֲוֺן הָאֱמֹרִי עַד־הֵנָּה׃ ,And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
“a talent{A talent is a weight of about 34 kilograms or 75 pounds.} of lead was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah basket.,And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah., וְהִנֵּה כִּכַּר עֹפֶרֶת נִשֵּׂאת וְזֹאת אִשָּׁה אַחַת יוֹשֶׁבֶת בְּתוֹךְ הָאֵיפָה׃ ,and, behold, there was lifted up a round piece of lead and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the measure.”
“then”
“and he said”
“they are come up on my neck; he has made my strength to fail: The Lord has delivered me into their hands”
“Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved”