Zechariah 5:8 - Easy To Read Version The angel said, “The woman represents evil.” Then the angel pushed the woman down into the bucket and put the lead lid on it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said, This is lawlessness (wickedness)! And he thrust her back into the ephah[-sized vessel] and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth of it! American Standard Version (1901) And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. Common English Bible He said, “This is wickedness.” He shoved her back into the basket, and he put the lead stone over its opening. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "This is impiety." And he cast her into the middle of the container, and he sent the weight of lead into its mouth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: This is wickedness. And he cast her into the midst of the vessel, and cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. |
After four generations your people will come to this land again. At that time, your people will defeat the Amorite people. I will use your people to punish the Amorites living here. This will be in the future, because the Amorite people are not yet evil enough to punish.”
I am guilty of doing bad things.\par And that guilt is like a heavy weight.\par \{I am too ashamed\} to hold my head up.\par
The sins of an evil person will trap him. His sins will be like ropes holding him.
“My sins were tied up like a yoke.\par My sins were tied up in the Lord’s hands.\par The Lord’s yoke is on my neck.\par The Lord has made me weak.\par The Lord has given me to people\par that I can’t stand up against.\par
“Jacob {\cf2\super [133]} is a real businessman. He even cheats his friend! Even his scales {\cf2\super [134]} lie.
You businessmen say,\par “When will the New Moon {\cf2\super [101]} be over\par so we can sell grain?\par When will the Sabbath be over\par so we can bring our wheat \{to sell\}?\par We can raise the price\par and make the measure smaller. {\cf2\super [102]} \par We can adjust the scales\par and cheat the people. {\cf2\super [103]} \par
Should I pardon the bad people who still\par use weights and scales to cheat people?\par Should I pardon the people who still\par have bags with weights that give the wrong measure?\par \{No!\}\par
A lid made of lead was lifted off the bucket, and there was a woman in the bucket.
Yes. They try to stop us from teaching the non-Jews. We teach the non-Jews so that the non-Jews can be saved. But those Jews are adding more and more sins to the sins they already have. The anger of God has fully come to them now.