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and behold, a lead cover weighing one talent[a] was lifted up—and there was a woman sitting in the middle of the ephah[b] basket.” He said, “This is Wickedness;” and he threw her down into the middle of the ephah basket; and he threw the lead weight on its mouth.

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw, and behold, there were two women; and the wind was in their wings. Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah basket between earth and the sky.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:7 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.
  2. 5:7 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel

And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

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.

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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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.

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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.

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