And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! And he said, “This is Wickedness.” And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down (A)the leaden weight on its opening.

Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! (B)The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. 10 Then I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the basket?” 11 He said to me, “To the (C)land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”

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Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman! He said, “This is wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed its lead cover down on it.(A)

Then I looked up—and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork,(B) and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.

10 “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking to me.

11 He replied, “To the country of Babylonia[a](C) to build a house(D) for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 5:11 Hebrew Shinar