Zechariah 5:6

New Century Version

“What is it?” I asked. He answered, “It is a measuring basket going out.” He also said, “It is a symbol of the people’s sins in all the land.”

Cross References

Leviticus 19:36

Your weights and balances should weigh correctly, with your weighing baskets the right size and your jars holding the right amount of liquid. I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Amos 8:4

Listen to me, you who walk on helpless people, you who are trying to destroy the poor people of this country, saying,

Amos 8:5

“When will the New Moon festival be over so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath be over so we can bring out wheat to sell? We can charge them more and give them less, and we can change the scales to cheat the people.

Amos 8:6

We will buy poor people for silver, and needy people for the price of a pair of sandals. We will even sell the wheat that was swept up from the floor.”

Micah 6:10

Are there still in the wicked house wicked treasures and the cursed false measure?

Zephaniah 1:9

On that day I will punish those who worship Dagon, those who hurt others and tell lies in the temples of their gods.

Zechariah 5:7

Then the lid made of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.