Zechariah 5 is the fifth of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the

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This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet

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, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. This chapter records the sixth and seventh of the eight visions of Zechariah which are compiled in a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1– 8.

Text

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 11 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the

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(from year 895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q80 (4QXII^e; 75–50 BCE) with extant verses 8–11.Dead sea scrolls – Zechariah
/ref> There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;

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Vision of the flying scroll (5:1–4)

The sixth vision of the flying scroll indicates how the word of the Lord will be materialized to be 'scripture', as a gold standard to assess and cleanse the community. The covenant curse shows that the covenant does remain in force despite having once been broken.

Vision of a woman in the basket (5:5–11)

The seventh of the eight visions uncovers a woman in a basket (Hebrew: 'epa) symbolizing the iniquity of the people (Hebrew 'eye'). A feminine idol (to be stood 'on its base' in a 'house' or temple) is to be symbolically exiled to Babylon while Judaism becomes fully a YHWH-alone religion.

Verse 7

: ''And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead:'' :: ''and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.'' * "Talent" (Hebrew:''kikkar''): may denote a 'circle' as in for an area where the Jordan was the center, or in for 'a round loaf', but here it refers to a 'disc or circular plate' forming the cover of the round shaped ''ephah''. In the next verse it is called, "the weight of lead."Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors)
On "Zechariah 5".
In: ''The

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''. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2019. * "A talent of lead": A ''kikkar'' (or ''cicar''), or "

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of silver" in the Jewish tradition was equal to 3,000 shekels ( and weighed between 120 and 125 pounds. Since the Hebrew word "''cicar''" signifies something 'plain', and 'extended like a cake', as Arias Montanus observes,Arias Montanus. Ephron, sive de Siclo, prope finem. it may here refer to a plate of lead, which was laid over the mouth of the "ephah", as a lid unto it; though indeed it is afterwards called, "a stone of lead", and so seems to design a weight. Gill, John
''Exposition of the Entire Bible''. "Zechariah 5".
Published in 1746-1763. * "This is a woman" - Literally, "one woman", who personified 'all sins' or 'wickedness' (cf. Proverbs 2:16; 5:3, 4).Jamieson, Robert; Fausset, Andrew Robert; Brown, David. '' Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary On the Whole Bible''
"Zechariah 5"
1871. The sitting may represent her abiding tranquil condition in her sins, according to the climax in Psalm 1:1-6, "and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful" (Psalm 1:1); and, "thou sittest and speakest against thy brother" (Psalm 50:20). Barnes, Albert
''Notes on the Bible'' - Zechariah 5
James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998.

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External links

Jewish

Zechariah 5 Hebrew with Parallel EnglishZechariah 5 Hebrew with Rashi's Commentary

Christian

Zechariah 5 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
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