Zechariah 4

CHAPTER 4

The Golden Lampstand

¹Then ^athe angel who was speaking with me returned and ^broused me, as a man who is roused from his sleep.

²And he said to me, “^aWhat do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a ^blampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its ^cseven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it,

³also ^atwo olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.”

⁴Then I answered and said to the angel who was speaking with me saying, “What are these, ^amy lord?”

⁵So ^athe angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “^bDo you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

⁶Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the word of Yahweh to ^aZerubbabel, saying, ‘^bNot by ¹might nor by power, but by My ^cSpirit,’ says Yahweh of hosts.

⁷‘What are you, O great ^amountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with ^bshouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”

⁸Also the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

⁹“The hands of Zerubbabel have ^alaid the foundation of this house, and his hands will ^bfinish it. Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to ¹you.

¹⁰“For who has despised the day of ^asmall things? ¹But these ^bseven will be glad when they see the ^2cplumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—these are the ^deyes of Yahweh which ^eroam to and fro throughout the earth.”

¹¹Then I answered and said to him, “What are these ^atwo olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”

¹²And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive ¹branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?”

¹³So he spoke to me, saying, “^aDo you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, ^bmy lord.”

¹⁴Then he said, “These are the two ^1aanointed ones who are ^bstanding by the ^cLord of all the earth.”