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Zechariah 5:7

Zechariah 5:7
And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead,.... By the angel; since he is afterwards said to cast it upon the mouth of the "ephah". A cicar, or talent of silver, with the Jews, was equal to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And behold there was lifted up a talent of lead - the heaviest Hebrew weight, elsewhere of gold or silver; the golden talent weighing, 1,300,000 grains; the silver, 660,000; here, being lead, it is…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Zechariah 5:5-11

The foregoing vision was very plain and easy, but in this are things dark and hard to be understood; and some think that the scope of it is to foretel the final destruction of the Jewish church and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

a talent of lead Rather, a circle of lead, i.e. a thick circular plate or lamina of lead, which formed the lid or cover of the ephah, Zec 5:8; round piece, R. V. margin. This the prophet saw in the…