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Zechariah 4:6–10

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6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto hZerubbabel, saying,

iNot by ||might, nor by power, but jby my spirit,

Saith the Lord of hosts.

7Who art thou, kO great mountain? before hZerubbabel thou shalt lbecome a plain:

And he shall bring forth mthe headstone thereof nwith shoutings, ncrying, Grace, grace unto it.

8Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

9The hands of hZerubbabel ohave laid the foundation of this house;

pHis hands shall also finish it;

And qthou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

10For who hath despised the day of rsmall things?

||For they shall rejoice, and shall see sthe †plummet in the hand of hZerubbabel with those seven;

They are uthe eyes of the Lord, vwhich run to and fro through the whole earth.

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Footnotes

  1. iComp. Dan. 2:34. Hagg. 2:21–23. See Hos. 1:7.
  2. ||Or, army. Joel 2:11, 25, &c.
  3. jHagg. 2:5. See 1 Cor. 2:5.
  4. kIsai. 13:2. So Jer. 51:25. Comp. Matt. 21:21.
  5. lIsai. 40:4. & 42:16 in the Heb. So Hagg. 2:4.
  6. mPs. 118:22. Comp. Job 38:6. ch. 3:9.
  7. nComp. Ezra 3:11, 13.
  8. nSee Ex. 18:4.
  9. pSee ch. 1:16. Comp. ch. 6:12, 13.
  10. qSee ch. 2:9.
  11. rComp. Hagg. 2:3.
  12. ||Or, Sith the seven eyes of the LORD shall rejoice.
  13. sComp. Amos 7:7, 8.
  14. †Heb. t stone of tin.
  15. uSee ch. 3:9.
  16. vSee 2 Chr. 16:9. & Jer. 5:1.

Cross references

  1. h1 Chr. 3:19.
  2. h1 Chr. 3:19.
  3. h1 Chr. 3:19.
  4. oEzra 3:10.
  5. h1 Chr. 3:19.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then 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. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’ ”

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

“These seven are the eyes of the Lord, which range through the whole earth.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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 Almighty.

“What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”

Then the word of the Lord came to me: “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

“Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?”

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of Armies. ‘What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring out the capstone accompanied by shouts of: Grace, grace to it!’ ”

Then the word of the Lord came to me: “Zerubbabel’s hands have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you. For who despises the day of small things? These seven eyes of the Lord, which scan throughout the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the ceremonial stone in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: ‘May God bless it! May God bless it!’ ”

Then another message came to me from the Lord: “Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sent me. Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

(The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he answered and said to me, “This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by strength and not by power, but only by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of hosts. ‘Who are you O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground, and he will bring out the top stone amid the shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ” And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “The hands of Zerubbabel have founded this house, and his hands will finish it. And you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you. For whoever has despised the day of small things will rejoice and will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

These seven are the eyes of Yahweh which are ranging throughout the whole earth.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press