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 that spoke with me came back again, and waked me up, as a man that is wakened up 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 unto me, What art thou seeing? And I said, I have looked, and behold, there is a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon its top, and its seven lamps are thereupon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon its top:

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 are by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

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

And I commenced and said unto the angel that spoke with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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

Then the angel that spoke with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not 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.

Then answered he and spoke 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.

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 art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou wilt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings of, Grace, grace unto it.

8 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

And the word of the Lord came unto 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 laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall complete it: and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto 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 whoever even despised the day of [its] small beginning: yet will they rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which hold a survey 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 began, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candle-stick and upon its 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 I began a second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are close by the two golden pipes which empty out of themselves the gold-colored oil?

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

And he said to me as followeth, Knowest thou not what these things 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.”

Then said he, These are the two sons of the clear oil, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.