Zechariah 5:9

"He said, “This is Wickedness;” and he threw her down into the middle of the ephah basket; and he threw the lead weight on its mouth."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 5:9, the imagery of placing "Wickedness" in a basket and sealing it with a lead weight conveys God's judgment on corruption and injustice in ancient Israel. The original audience would have understood this as a symbolic act, where the ephah (a measure of grain) represents societal wrongs or sins being weighed down by divine retribution. This vision underscores the severity of moral decay within the nation and highlights how God will impose strict accountability for such wicked practices.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

There came out two women -It may be that there may be no symbol herein, but that he names women because it was a woman who was so carried; yet their wings were the wings of an unclean bird, strong, powerful, borne by a force not their own; with their will, since they flew; beyond their will, since the wind was in their wings; rapidly, inexorably, irresistibly, they flew and bore the Ephah between heaven and earth. No earthly power could reach or rescue it. God would not.

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