Zechariah 5:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.”
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““This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> the wicked woman.' And he casteth her unto the midst of the ephah, and casteth the weight of lead on its mouth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Zechariah 5:8 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:16In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
- Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
- Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- Lamentations 1:14My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
- Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
- Micah 6:11Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
- Zechariah 5:7And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
- Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
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