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Zechariah 5:9
King James Version
Zechariah 5:9
King James Version
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 like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
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Zechariah 5:9
New English Translation
Zechariah 5:9
New English Translation
9 Then I looked again and saw two women[a] going forth with the wind in their wings (they had wings like those of a stork), and they lifted up the basket between the earth and the sky.
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- Zechariah 5:9 sn Here two women appear as the agents of the Lord because the whole scene is feminine in nature. The Hebrew word for “wickedness” in v. 8 (רִשְׁעָה, rishʿah) is grammatically feminine, so feminine imagery is appropriate throughout.
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