Zechariah 4
The full text of Zechariah 4 in the Trinity Bible Version — clear modern English, translated from the original Hebrew. Free to read.
1 And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened from his sleep.
2 And he said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it.
3 And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left."
4 And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
6 Then he answered and 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.
7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring forward the top stone with shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'"
8 Then the word of the LORD came to me:
9 "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
10 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 the LORD, which range through the whole earth."
11 Then I said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?"
12 And a second time I said to him, "What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?"
13 He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of all the earth."
Translation notes (2)
- Zechariah 4:6a This is one of the most quoted verses in Zechariah, stating that God's work is accomplished not by human military or political power but by the Spirit.
- Zechariah 4:14a The Hebrew phrase bənē-hayyiṣhār means 'sons of oil' or 'anointed ones.' This refers to the royal office, held by Zerubbabel, and the priestly office, held by Joshua, which are channels of divine grace.
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