Zec 5:7-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 5:7-8: 5:7-8 The evil woman in a basket represents a seductive and dangerous force that is difficult to contain. The sin of idolatry had previously provoked God’s judgment (2 Kgs 17:16-18 ; 2 Chr 36:14 ). 5:7 The heavy lead cover (literally a talent [seventy-five pounds] of lead ) is not a natural cover for an ephah basket, but shows that extraordinary measures were needed to seal the basket’s unholy contents.

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b2 Kgs 17:16-18►

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fProv 13:6►

gEzek 33:12►

hDeut 7:5►

i16:21►

‏ Zechariah 5:7-8

Summary for Zech 5:7-8: 5:7-8 ^a The evil woman in a basket represents a seductive and dangerous force that is difficult to contain. The sin of idolatry had previously provoked God’s judgment (2 Kgs 17:16-18 ^b; 2 Chr 36:14 ^c). 5:7 ^d The heavy lead cover (literally a talent [seventy-five pounds] of lead) is not a natural cover for an ephah basket, but shows that extraordinary measures were needed to seal the basket’s unholy contents.
5:8 ^e Wickedness refers to evil generally; whether moral or ceremonial, it is opposed to righteousness (see Prov 13:6 ^f; Ezek 33:12 ^g). The word wickedness (Hebrew rish‘ah) is similar in Hebrew to the name Asherah, the fertility goddess of the ancient Near East (see Deut 7:5 ^h; 16:21 ⁱ).