Zechariah 5:6
What does Zechariah 5:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Zechariah 5:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah which is going out. And he said further, This is their evil-doing in all the land.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I said: What is it? And he said: This is a vessel going forth. And he said: This is their eye in all the earth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goeth forth. And he said, This is their resemblance in all the land.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 8:5
saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit;
- Ezekiel 44:10
But the Levites that went far from me, when Israel went astray, that went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.
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