Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 5:8

8 And he said , This is Wickedness , And he cast it into the midst of the ephah, and he cast the weight of lead on the mouth thereof.

The Angel unfolds the Riddle.

This Woman that sits in the Ephah represents the sinful Nation of the Iews, is Emblem of their wickedness.

In the abstract, to express the greatness of the Iews wickedness, they will grow up to be most wicked.

The Angel cast down this Woman wickedness from the seat she sat on, ver.

And now she is down the weight of Lead▪ which she can never lift up, or remove is laid upon the mouth of the Ephah, she is shut up, as in a Prison to [illegible: 1 letter]u[illegible: 2 letters]er the punishment of all her sins. This is their res[illegible: 1 letter]mblance.