Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I asked, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a basket.” And he added, “This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land.” New Living Translation “What is it?” I asked. He replied, “It is a basket for measuring grain, and it’s filled with the sins of everyone throughout the land.” English Standard Version And I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is the basket that is going out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity in all the land.” Berean Standard Bible “What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity 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. New King James Version So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a basket that is going forth.” He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth: New American Standard Bible And I said, “What is it?” Then he said, “This is the ephah going forth.” Again he said, “This is their appearance in all the land. NASB 1995 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 NASB 1977 And 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 Legacy Standard Bible So 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 Amplified Bible And I said, “What is it?” And he said, “This is the ephah (grain basket) going forth. This,” he continued, “is their appearance throughout the land 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.” 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.” American Standard Version 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 Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I said: “What is this?” And he said to me: “This is a measure that goes out, and in it are the debts of all the Earth!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the measure that goes forth. And he said, This is their iniquity in all the earth. Contemporary English Version "I don't know what it is," was my reply. "It's a big basket," he said. "And it shows what everyone in the land has in mind." Douay-Rheims Bible And I said: What is it? And he said: This is a vessel going forth. And he said: This is their eye in all the earth. English Revised Version And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance in all the land: GOD'S WORD® Translation "What is it?" I asked. "A basket is coming," he said. Then he added, "This is what the people's sins look like all over the earth." Good News Translation "What is it?" I asked. He replied, "It is a basket, and it stands for the sin of the whole land." International Standard Version So I asked, "What is it?" He replied, "This is a basket making its appearance." He also said, "This is what it appears to be in the entire land." JPS Tanakh 1917 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-- Literal Standard Version And I say, “What [is] it?” And he says, “This—the ephah that is coming forth.” And he says, “This [is] their aspect in all the land. Majority Standard Bible “What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.” New American Bible I said, “What is it?” And he answered, “This is the basket that is coming.” And he said, “This is their guilt in all the land.” NET Bible I asked, "What is it?" And he replied, "It is a basket for measuring grain that is moving away from here." Moreover, he said, "This is their 'eye' throughout all the earth." New Revised Standard Version I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is a basket coming out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity in all the land.” New Heart English Bible And I said, "What is it?" And he said, "This is the ephah basket that is appearing." And he said moreover, "This is their iniquity throughout the land." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English 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— Young's Literal Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Vision of the Woman in a Basket5Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.” 6“What is it?” I asked. And he replied, “ A measuring basket is going forth.” Then he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.” 7And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.… Cross References Leviticus 19:36 You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Amos 8:5 asking, "When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. Zechariah 5:7 And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket. Treasury of Scripture And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goes forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. This is an ephah. Ezekiel 44:10,11 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity… Amos 8:5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? Jump to Previous Added Appearance Appearing Aspect Basket Earth Ephah Evil-Doing Eye Forth Further Goes Iniquity Measure Measuring Moreover Resemblance Said ThroughoutJump to Next Added Appearance Appearing Aspect Basket Earth Ephah Evil-Doing Eye Forth Further Goes Iniquity Measure Measuring Moreover Resemblance Said ThroughoutZechariah 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. Verse 6. - What is it? The prophet did not clearly discern the object, or his question may mean, "What does it signify?" An ephah; the ephah, as "the curse" (ver. 3). The ephah was the largest of the dry measures in use among the Jews, and was equal to six or seven gallons. It was, of course, too small to contain a woman. The LXX. calls it simply "the measure;" the Vulgate, amphora; and it must be considered as an imaginary vessel of huge size. It may have a tacit reference to dishonest dealings (comp. Amos 8:5; Micah 6:10). This is their resemblance; literally, this is their eye. The Authorized Version explains the meaning accurately. "Eye" is often used for that which is seen, as in Leviticus 13:55, where the Authorized Version has "colour;" and Numbers 11:7, where in reference to the manna we read, "The eve thereof was as the eye of bdellium" (comp. Ezekiel 1:4, 16). So here the meaning is: This ephah and this whole vision represent the wicked in the land. Some take "the eye" to mean the object of sight, that to which they look. But the ephah was not sot forth for all the people to examine. The LXX. and Syriac, from some variation in the reading, have ἀδικία, "iniquity," and some critics have desired to adopt this in the text. But authority and necessity are equally wanting. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Whatמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is it?” הִ֑יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are I asked. וָאֹמַ֖ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say And he replied, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “It is זֹ֤את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, a measuring basket הָֽאֵיפָה֙ (hā·’ê·p̄āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 374: Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain) that is approaching.” הַיּוֹצֵ֔את (hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim Then he continued, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “This זֹ֥את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, is their iniquity עֵינָ֖ם (‘ê·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the land.” הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Zechariah 5:6 NIVZechariah 5:6 NLT Zechariah 5:6 ESV Zechariah 5:6 NASB Zechariah 5:6 KJV Zechariah 5:6 BibleApps.com Zechariah 5:6 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 5:6 Chinese Bible Zechariah 5:6 French Bible Zechariah 5:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 5:6 I said What is it? 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