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The Prophet Zechariah

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- Chapter 4 -

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Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
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“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
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There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
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“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
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“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
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So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
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What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”
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Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
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For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes (a) of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line (b) in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
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Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
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And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil (c) pours?”
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“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.
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So he said, “These are the two anointed ones (d) who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”(e)

Footnotes

(a)4:10 Or facets
(b)4:10 Or the chosen capstone
(c)4:12 Hebrew from which the gold
(d)4:14 Hebrew the two sons of new oil
(e)4:14 See Revelation 11:4.
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The angel who talked with me came again and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.
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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;
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and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.”
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I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”
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Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
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Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the LORD’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD of Armies.
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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!’”
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Moreover the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me to you.
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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 the LORD’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”
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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?”
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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?”
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He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
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Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord(a) of the whole earth.”

Footnotes

(a)4:14 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
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