Zechariah 4

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

And the angel who was talking to me came again, awaking me as a man out of his sleep.

2 “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.

And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;

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

And two olive-trees by it, one on the right side of the cup and one on the left.

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

And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?

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

Then the angel who was talking to me, answering me, said, Have you no knowledge of what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

6 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.

This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies.

7 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!’”

Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you will become level: and he will let all see the headstone, with cries of Grace, grace, to it.

8 Then the word of the LORD 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, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.

The hands of Zerubbabel have put the base of this house in place, and his hands will make it complete; and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.

10 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.”

For who has had a poor opinion of the day of small things? for they will be glad when they see the weighted measuring-line in the hand of Zerubbabel. Then he said in answer to me, These seven lights are the eyes of the Lord which go quickly up and down through all the earth.

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

And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?

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

And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?

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

And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

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

And he said, These are the two sons of oil, whose place is by the Lord of all the earth.