7Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman!


In Context

4 The Lord Almighty declares, 'I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in his house and destroy it, both its timbers and its stones.' "

5 Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, "Look up and see what this is that is appearing."

6 I asked, "What is it?" He replied, "It is a measuring basket. " And he added, "This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land."

7 Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman!

8 He said, "This is wickedness," and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed the lead cover down over its mouth.

9 Then I looked up-and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.

Zechariah 5:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:7And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this [is] a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:7And behold a talent of lead was carried, and behold a woman sitting in the midst of the vessel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:7(and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7And behold, there was lifted up a round plate of lead; and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:7(and behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead:) and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7And behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7(and behold, a talent of lead was lifted up); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah basket.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:7And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sits in the middle of the ephah.