Zechariah 5:9
“Then lifted I 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.”
What does Zechariah 5:9 mean?
In this strange and symbolic vision, the prophet Zechariah sees two winged women carrying away a basket (called an ephah) that represents wickedness being removed from the land. The stork's wings suggest swiftness and purpose, as if evil is being transported far away where it can no longer harm God's people. This image comes as part of Zechariah's night visions about God's restoration of Jerusalem after exile, offering reassurance that sin and corruption won't have the final word. For those struggling with guilt or living in difficult circumstances, the vision suggests that God actively works to remove what corrupts and destroys, lifting the weight of wrongdoing away rather than leaving it to fester among his people.