Zechariah 5:6
“And I said, What is it? and hee said, This is an Ephah that goeth forth. Hee said moreouer, This is their resemblance through all the earth.”
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Zechariah 5:6 Context
4I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hostes, and it shall enter into the house of the theefe, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remaine in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof, and the stones thereof. 5¶ Then the Angell that talked with me, went forth and said vnto me, Lift vp now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. 6And I said, What is it? and hee said, This is an Ephah that goeth forth. Hee said moreouer, This is their resemblance through all the earth. 7And behold, there was lift vp a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the Ephah. 8And he said, This is wickednesse, and he cast it into the midst of the Ephah, and he cast the weight of lead vpon the mouth thereof.
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Other Translations for 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.
- King James Version
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"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land;
- American Standard Version (1901)
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah which is going out. And he said further, This is their evil-doing in all the land.
- Basic English Bible
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. And he said, This is their resemblance in all the land.
- Darby 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.
- Webster's Bible
I said, "What is it?" He said, "This is the ephah basket that is appearing." He said moreover, "This is their appearance in all the land
- World English Bible
And I say, `What [is] it?' And he saith, `This -- the ephah that is coming forth.' And he saith, `This [is] their aspect in all the land.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And I said: 'What is it?' And he said: 'This is the measure that goeth forth.' He said moreover: 'This is their eye in all the land--
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Zechariah 5:6
5:6 He - The angel. An ephah - A measure which held about three bushels. Goeth forth - Out of the temple. Their resemblance - This is an emblem of this people everywhere. Thus there is limited time and measure for them, while they sin, and are filling the ephah with their sins, they will find that the ephah of wrath is filled up also, to be poured out upon them.