An ephah is a standardised weight and is a measuring basket here which when full equals an ephah in weight. The basket has a lid of lead v.7,Zechariah 5:7XWaiting for response where lead is a base metal as opposed to a high quality metal such as gold. The woman inside the basket represents the wickedness of the people of Israel v.7-8Zechariah 5:7-8XWaiting for response because they are represented as a wife of God, but when they sin they are called a harlot or woman of wickedness (e.g. Ezekiel 16:15).Ezekiel 16:15XWaiting for response Lead closes on top of the basket so that their wickedness cannot escape v.8.Zechariah 5:8XWaiting for response The women with wings of a stork who carries the basket, where the stork is an unclean bird in the law of Moses Leviticus 11:19Leviticus 11:19XWaiting for response and one that migrates so it is logical that it is used to carry this unclean load. These would carry the load to Shinar, which is a plain in Babylon, showing that this wickedness would be taken to Babylon where there is great wickedness Revelation 17:5Revelation 17:5XWaiting for response to be destroyed in the future Revelation 18:21.Revelation 18:21XWaiting for response
Verses 6-11
Zechariah 5:6-11XWaiting for responseAn ephah is a standardised weight and is a measuring basket here which when full equals an ephah in weight. The basket has a lid of lead v.7,Zechariah 5:7XWaiting for response where lead is a base metal as opposed to a high quality metal such as gold. The woman inside the basket represents the wickedness of the people of Israel v.7-8Zechariah 5:7-8XWaiting for response because they are represented as a wife of God, but when they sin they are called a harlot or woman of wickedness (e.g. Ezekiel 16:15).Ezekiel 16:15XWaiting for response Lead closes on top of the basket so that their wickedness cannot escape v.8.Zechariah 5:8XWaiting for response The women with wings of a stork who carries the basket, where the stork is an unclean bird in the law of Moses Leviticus 11:19Leviticus 11:19XWaiting for response and one that migrates so it is logical that it is used to carry this unclean load. These would carry the load to Shinar, which is a plain in Babylon, showing that this wickedness would be taken to Babylon where there is great wickedness Revelation 17:5Revelation 17:5XWaiting for response to be destroyed in the future Revelation 18:21.Revelation 18:21XWaiting for response