Zechariah 5:6 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I was like, 'What am I looking at?' And he told me, 'That's a measuring basket going out.' Then he added, 'This represents what people are like everywhere.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes God shows us uncomfortable truths about humanity that we need to see.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The prophet Zechariah wrote this message to the Jewish community in Jerusalem during the post-exilic period, around 520-518 BCE. It was written to encourage the people in rebuilding the Temple and to address the need for moral purification and the removal of wickedness from the land after their return from Babylonian exile.

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