And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
(and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.
WEB
And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
YLT
And lo, a cake of lead lifted up; and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.'
DBT
And behold, there was lifted up a round plate of lead; and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentZechariah — Contemporary of Haggai — but longer, stranger, and more explicitly Messianic. Eight night visions, a royal-priestly crown, Zion's king riding on a donkey, and the pierced one they shall look upon.
- Author
- Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo (1:1) — priest and prophet of the return
- Date
- Began 520 BC, contemporary with Haggai; later oracles (ch. 9–14) may date to the later 5th c. BC