Zechariah 5:8 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.

Matthew Henry

  • The vision of a woman and an ephahIn this vision the prophet sees an ephah, something in the shape of a corn measure. This betokened the Jewish nation. They are filling the measure of their...

Thompson Chains

  • LeadSee the chain from Exodus 15:10 · 5 links

Parallel Passages

  • Hosea 12:7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
  • Micah 6:11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
  • Psalms 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.
  • Lamentations 1:14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
  • Amos 9:1–4 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. …

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • This is wickedness זֹאת zōʾt Pronoun הָרִשְׁעָה hārišʿâ רִשְׁעָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • And he cast וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ wayyašlēk שָׁלַךְ Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • it into the midst אֹתָהּ ʾōtāh Object marker · with suffix: third person feminine singular אֶל ʾel Preposition תּוֹךְ tôk תָּוֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the ephah הָאֵיפָה hāʾêpâ אֵיפָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • and he cast וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ wayyašlēk שָׁלַךְ Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the weight אֶת ʾet Object marker אֶבֶן ʾeben אֶבֶן Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of lead הָעֹפֶרֶת hāʿōperet עוֹפֶרֶת Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • upon the mouth אֶל ʾel Preposition פִּיהָ pîhā פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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