Zechariah 5:5-11

Zechariah 5:5-11

[5] Then the angel  that talked  with me went forth,  and said  unto me, Lift up  now thine eyes,  and see  what is this that goeth forth.  [6] And I said,  This is an ephah  that goeth forth.  He said  moreover, This is their resemblance  through all the earth.  [7] And, behold, there was lifted up  a talent  of lead:  and this is a  woman  that sitteth  in the midst  of the ephah.  [8] And he said,  This is wickedness.  And he cast  it into the midst  of the ephah;  and he cast  the weight  of lead  upon the mouth  thereof. [9] Then lifted I up  mine eyes,  and looked,  and, behold, there came out  two  women,  and the wind  was in their wings;  for they had  wings  of a stork:  and they lifted up  the ephah  between the earth  and the heaven.  [10] Then said  I to the angel  that talked  the ephah?  [11] And he said  unto me, To build  it an house  in the land  of Shinar:  and it shall be established,  and set  there upon her own base. 

What does Zechariah 5:5-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The preceding vision described the future removal of individual sinners from the land through divine judgment, and this one pictures the eventual removal of all wickedness from the future "holy land" ( Zechariah 2:12; cf. Zechariah 3:9).
"In line with the scope of all eight of Zechariah"s night visions, the fulfilment [1] of this likewise extends into the millennial kingdom. Nevertheless the immediate application of the vision to the prophet"s time and to the conditions then prevailing is plain." [2]