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The Book of Zechariah, Chapter 5, Verse 8

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And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this [is] a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
New English Translation
He then said,“This woman represents wickedness,” and he pushed her down into the basket and placed the lead cover on top.
World English Bible
He said, "This is Wickedness;" and he threw her down into the midst of the ephah basket; and he threw the weight of lead on its mouth.
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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 like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
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Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
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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.
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And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass.
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In the first chariot [were] red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
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And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
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Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?
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And the angel answered and said unto me, These [are] the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
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The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
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And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.