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Zechariah 4 American Standard Version (1901)

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1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
1 The angel who talked with me came again and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.
2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;
2 He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps which are on the top of it;
3 and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
3 and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.”
4 And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
4 I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”
5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
5 Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.
7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it.
7 Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”
8 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
8 Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.
9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.
10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; [these are] the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
10 Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are Yahweh’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”
11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
11 Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”
12 And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?
12 I asked him the second time, “What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that pour the golden oil out of themselves?”
13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
13 He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
14 Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”

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  • Zerubbabel

    Governor of Judah

    He led the return from Babylon and rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 3-6; Hag. 2:23; Zech. 4; Matt. 1:12-13

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Cross references (13)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Jeremiah 31:26; Daniel 8:18; Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 1:19; Luke 9:32
  2. 2 Revelation 4:5; Revelation 1:12; Matthew 5:14–16; Exodus 25:31–38; Jeremiah 52:19
  3. 3 Revelation 11:4; Romans 11:17; Zechariah 4:14; Zechariah 4:11–12; Romans 11:24
  4. 4 Zechariah 1:9; Matthew 13:36; Zechariah 6:4; Zechariah 1:19; Daniel 12:8
  5. 5 Zechariah 4:13; 1 Corinthians 2:12–15; Mark 4:13; Daniel 2:30; Psalm 139:6
  6. 6 2 Chronicles 32:7–8; 2 Corinthians 10:4–5; 1 Corinthians 2:4–5; Psalm 33:16; Isaiah 11:2–4
  7. 7 Jeremiah 51:25; Zechariah 4:9; Micah 4:1; Psalm 118:22; 1 Peter 2:7
  8. 9 Zechariah 6:12–13; Ezra 6:14–15; Ezra 5:16; Zechariah 6:15; Hebrews 12:2
  9. 10 Job 8:7; 1 Corinthians 1:28–29; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Matthew 13:31–33; Haggai 2:3
  10. 11 Zechariah 4:3; Revelation 11:4
  11. 12 Matthew 20:23; Revelation 11:4; Haggai 1:1
  12. 13 Zechariah 4:5; Hebrews 5:11–12
  13. 14 Revelation 11:4; Isaiah 61:1–3; Zechariah 3:1–7; Exodus 40:15; Daniel 9:24–26

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 4:10 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture VI)

    Some again dared to say that He has seven eyes, because it is written, seven eyes of the Lord looking upon the whole earth.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)