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Zechariah 4

And the angel who talked with me came back and woke me, like a man woken out of his sleep. And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and there is a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on top of it and seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps on top of it. And two olive trees beside it, one on the right of

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The lampstand and the olive trees

And the angel who talked with me came back and woke me, like a man woken out of his sleep. And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and there is a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on top of it and seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps on top of it. And two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left. So I answered the angel who talked with me and said, What are these, my lord? Then the angel who talked with me answered, Don't you know what these are? And I said, No, my lord. Then he answered me: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel. Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty. Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring out the headstone with shouting: Grace, grace to it. And the Lord spoke to me: The hands of Zerubbabel laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. And you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. For who has despised the day of small things? They will be glad, and they will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel — those seven, the eyes of the Lord that range through the whole earth. Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?” And I answered again and said to him, What are these two olive branches that empty the golden oil out of themselves through the two golden pipes? And he answered me, Don't you know what these are? And I said, No, my lord. Then he said, These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

And the angel who talked with me came back and woke me up like a man who's woken out of his sleep. And he said to me: What do you see? And I said: I've looked, and there's a lampstand all of gold with a bowl on top of it, and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps on top of it. And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side. So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me: What are these, my lord? Then the angel who talked with me answered: Don't you know what these are? And I said: No, my lord. Then he answered me: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel. Not by might and not by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty. Who are you, big mountain? In front of Zerubbabel you'll turn into flat ground. And he'll bring out the top stone with shouts of Grace, grace to it. And the word of the Lord came to me: The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. And you'll know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. Because who has sneered at the day of small things? They'll be glad and see the plumb bob in the hand of Zerubbabel — those seven, the eyes of the Lord that go up and down through the whole earth. Then I answered and said to him: What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on its left side? And I answered him a second time: What are these two olive branches that pour the golden oil out of themselves through the two gold pipes? And he answered me: Don't you know what these are? And I said: No, my lord. Then he said: These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Then he answered and spake 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. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 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. For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. 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? And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.

1

And the angel who talked with me came back and woke me, like a man woken out of his sleep.

Plain English

And the angel who talked with me came back and woke me up like a man who's woken out of his sleep.

King James Version, 1611

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

2

And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and there is a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on top of it and seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps on top of it.

Plain English

And he said to me: What do you see? And I said: I've looked, and there's a lampstand all of gold with a bowl on top of it, and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps on top of it.

King James Version, 1611

And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

3

And two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.

Plain English

And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.

King James Version, 1611

And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

4

So I answered the angel who talked with me and said, What are these, my lord?

Plain English

So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me: What are these, my lord?

King James Version, 1611

So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

5

Then the angel who talked with me answered, Don't you know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

Plain English

Then the angel who talked with me answered: Don't you know what these are? And I said: No, my lord.

King James Version, 1611

Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

6

Then he answered me: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel. Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty.

Plain English

Then he answered me: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel. Not by might and not by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.

King James Version, 1611

Then he answered and spake 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.

7

Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring out the headstone with shouting: Grace, grace to it.

Plain English

Who are you, big mountain? In front of Zerubbabel you'll turn into flat ground. And he'll bring out the top stone with shouts of Grace, grace to it.

King James Version, 1611

Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

8

And the Lord spoke to me:

Plain English

And the word of the Lord came to me:

King James Version, 1611

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

9

The hands of Zerubbabel laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. And you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

Plain English

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. And you'll know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

King James Version, 1611

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.

10

For who has despised the day of small things? They will be glad, and they will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel — those seven, the eyes of the Lord that range through the whole earth.

Plain English

Because who has sneered at the day of small things? They'll be glad and see the plumb bob in the hand of Zerubbabel — those seven, the eyes of the Lord that go up and down through the whole earth.

King James Version, 1611

For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

11

Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”

Plain English

Then I answered and said to him: What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on its left side?

King James Version, 1611

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?

12

And I answered again and said to him, What are these two olive branches that empty the golden oil out of themselves through the two golden pipes?

Plain English

And I answered him a second time: What are these two olive branches that pour the golden oil out of themselves through the two gold pipes?

King James Version, 1611

And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

13

And he answered me, Don't you know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

Plain English

And he answered me: Don't you know what these are? And I said: No, my lord.

King James Version, 1611

And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

14

Then he said, These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

Plain English

Then he said: These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

King James Version, 1611

Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.