King James Version
Zechariah 5:10 in the King James Version says “Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?” — study this verse from Zechariah chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?”
Zechariah 5:10 · 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.
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.
Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I to the angel”
H4397a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
“that talked”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
This verse is found in the book of Zechariah. Understanding the historical and cultural background helps illuminate its meaning for the original audience and for us today.
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