Zechariah 5:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““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.””
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““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.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I say, `What <FI>is<Fi> it?' And he saith, `This--the ephah that is coming forth.' And he saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> their aspect in all the land.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Zechariah 5:6 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 44:10Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.
- Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
- Amos 8:5asking, “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.
- Amos 8:6Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”
- Micah 6:10Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
- Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
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