1And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. (Da 8:18; Da 10:9; Zec 1:9; Zec 1:19)2And 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. (Ex 25:31; Ex 25:37; Re 1:12; Re 4:5)3And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.” (Zec 4:11; Re 11:4)4And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” (Zec 4:1)5Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” (Zec 4:12)6Then 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. (1Ch 3:19; Ho 1:7)7Who 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!’” (Isa 40:4; Jer 51:25; Zec 3:9; Zec 4:6)8Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,9“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. (Ezr 3:10; Zec 1:16; Zec 2:9; Zec 4:6)10For 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.” (2Ch 16:9; Pr 15:3; Hag 2:3; Zec 1:16; Zec 3:9)11Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” (Zec 4:3)12And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil[1] is poured out?” (Zec 4:3)13He said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” (Zec 4:5)14Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones[2] who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.” (Zec 6:5; Re 11:4)
Zechariah 4
New International Version
The gold lampstand and the two olive trees
1Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep.2He asked me, ‘What do you see?’ I answered, ‘I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven channels to the lamps.3Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.’4I asked the angel who talked with me, ‘What are these, my lord?’5He answered, ‘Do you not know what these are?’ ‘No, my lord,’ I replied.6So 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.7‘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!” ’8Then the word of the Lord came to me:9‘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.10‘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[1] in the hand of Zerubbabel?’11Then I asked the angel, ‘What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?’12Again I asked him, ‘What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?’13He replied, ‘Do you not know what these are?’ ‘No, my lord,’ I said.14So he said, ‘These are the two who are anointed to[2] serve the Lord of all the earth.’
Zechariah 4
King James Version
1And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,2And 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:3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.4So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.6Then 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.7Who 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.8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,9The 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.10For 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.11Then 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?12And 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?13And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be ? And I said, No, my lord.14Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Zechariah 4
New International Reader’s Version
A vision of the gold lampstand and two olive trees
1Then the angel who was talking with me returned. He woke me up. It was as if I had been asleep.2‘What do you see?’ he asked me. ‘I see a solid gold lampstand,’ I answered. ‘It has a bowl on top of it. There are seven lamps on it. Seven tubes lead to the lamps.3There are two olive trees by the lampstand. One is on its right side. The other is on its left.’4I asked the angel who was talking with me, ‘Sir, what are these?’5He answered, ‘Don’t you know what they are?’ ‘No, sir,’ I replied.6So he said to me, ‘A message from the LORD came to Zerubbabel. The LORD said, “Your strength will not get my temple rebuilt. Your power will not do it either. Only the power of my Spirit will do it,” says the LORD who rules over all.7‘So nothing can stop Zerubbabel from completing the temple. Even a mountain of problems will be smoothed out by him. When the temple is finished, he will put its most important stone in place. Then the people will shout, “God bless it! God bless it!” ’8Then a message from the LORD came to me. His angel said,9‘The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple. His hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD who rules over all has sent me to you.10‘Do not look down on the small amount of work done on the temple so far. The seven eyes of the LORD look over the whole earth. They will see Zerubbabel holding the most important stone. They will be filled with joy when they see it.’11Then I said to the angel, ‘I see two olive trees. One is on the right side of the lampstand. The other is on the left. What are these trees?’12I continued, ‘I also see two olive branches. They are next to the two gold pipes that pour out golden olive oil. What are these branches?’13He answered, ‘Don’t you know what they are?’ ‘No, sir,’ I said.14So he told me, ‘They are Zerubbabel and Joshua. The Lord of the whole earth has anointed them to serve him.’