Zechariah 4

1 And the agent who talked with me came again, and awoke me, as a man who is awakened out of his sleep.

Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.

2 And he said to me, What do thou see? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top of it,

“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.

3 and two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side of it.

There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”

4 And I answered and spoke to the agent who talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

5 Then the agent who talked with me answered and said to me, Do thou not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.

6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says Jehovah of hosts.

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.

7 Who are thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shall become a plain, and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, to it.

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!’”

8 Moreover the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Then 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 finish it. And thou shall know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me to you.

“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.

10 For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

11 Then I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the lampstand and upon the left side of it?

Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”

12 And I answered the second time, and said to him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that empty the golden oil out of themselves?

And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”

13 And he answered me and said, Do thou not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.

14 Then he said, These are the two anointed ones, who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”