Zechariah 4 JPS Tanakh (1917)
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- Numbers like (22-2) in the text give the Hebrew verse numbering where it differs.
1 And the angel that spoke with me returned, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
1 Y VOLVIÓ el ángel que hablaba conmigo, y despertóme como un hombre que es despertado de su sueño.
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 a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes, yea, seven, to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;
2 Y díjome: ¿Qué ves? Y respondí: He mirado, y he aquí un candelero todo de oro, con su vaso sobre su cabeza, y sus siete lámparas encima del candelero; y siete canales para las lámparas que están encima de él;
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 Y sobre él dos olivas, la una á la derecha del vaso, y la otra á su izquierda.
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 spoke to the angel that spoke with me, saying: 'What are these, my lord?'
4 Proseguí, y hablé á aquel ángel que hablaba conmigo, diciendo: ¿Qué es esto, señor mío?
4 I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”
5 Then the angel that spoke with me answered and said unto me: 'Knowest thou not what these are?' And I said: 'No, my lord.'
5 Y el ángel que hablaba conmigo respondió, y díjome: ¿No sabes qué es esto? Y dije: No, señor mío.
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 spoke unto me, saying: 'This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
6 Entonces respondió y hablóme, diciendo: Esta es palabra de Jehová á Zorobabel, en que se dice: No con ejército, ni con fuerza, sino con mi espíritu, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos.
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 ¿Quién eres tú, oh gran monte? Delante de Zorobabel [serás reducido] á llanura: él sacará la primera piedra con aclamaciones de Gracia, gracia á ella.
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 the LORD came unto me, saying:
8 Y fué palabra de Jehová á mí, diciendo:
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 the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
9 Las manos de Zorobabel echarán el fundamento á esta casa, y sus manos la acabarán; y conocerás que Jehová de los ejércitos me envió á vosotros.
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? even they shall see with joy the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, even these seven, which are the eyes of the LORD, that run to and fro through the whole earth.'
10 Porque los que menospreciaron el día de las pequeñeces se alegrarán, y verán la plomada en la mano de Zorobabel. Aquellas siete [son] los ojos de Jehová que recorren por toda la tierra.
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 Hablé más, y díjele: ¿Qué [significan] estas dos olivas á la derecha del candelero, y á su izquierda?
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 Hablé aún de nuevo, y díjele: ¿Qué [significan] las dos ramas de olivas que por medio de dos tubos de oro vierten de sí [aceite como] oro?
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 Y respondióme, diciendo: ¿No sabes qué es esto? Y dije: Señor mío, no.
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 Y él dijo: Estos dos hijos de aceite son los que están delante del Señor de toda la tierra.
14 Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”
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Zerubbabel
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
Cross references (13)
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- 1 Jeremiah 31:26; Daniel 8:18; Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 1:19; Luke 9:32
- 2 Revelation 4:5; Revelation 1:12; Matthew 5:14–16; Exodus 25:31–38; Jeremiah 52:19
- 3 Revelation 11:4; Romans 11:17; Zechariah 4:14; Zechariah 4:11–12; Romans 11:24
- 4 Zechariah 1:9; Matthew 13:36; Zechariah 6:4; Zechariah 1:19; Daniel 12:8
- 5 Zechariah 4:13; 1 Corinthians 2:12–15; Mark 4:13; Daniel 2:30; Psalm 139:6
- 6 2 Chronicles 32:7–8; 2 Corinthians 10:4–5; 1 Corinthians 2:4–5; Psalm 33:16; Isaiah 11:2–4
- 7 Jeremiah 51:25; Zechariah 4:9; Micah 4:1; Psalm 118:22; 1 Peter 2:7
- 9 Zechariah 6:12–13; Ezra 6:14–15; Ezra 5:16; Zechariah 6:15; Hebrews 12:2
- 10 Job 8:7; 1 Corinthians 1:28–29; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Matthew 13:31–33; Haggai 2:3
- 11 Zechariah 4:3; Revelation 11:4
- 12 Matthew 20:23; Revelation 11:4; Haggai 1:1
- 13 Zechariah 4:5; Hebrews 5:11–12
- 14 Revelation 11:4; Isaiah 61:1–3; Zechariah 3:1–7; Exodus 40:15; Daniel 9:24–26
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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)