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 talked with me came again, and awaked me, as a man that is wakened 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 said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a chandelier all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps upon it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps which are upon 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 upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side of it.

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

And I spake, and said to the angel that talked with me, What mean these, my lord?

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

Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, Knowest thou not what these mean? 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 he answered and spake to me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying: — Not by might, nor by power, But by my spirit, Saith Jehovah 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!’”

What art thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain! And he shall bring forth the corner-stone amid shoutings, [[The people crying, ]] “Grace, grace be to it!”

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

Moreover, the word of Jehovah 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 laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall finish it. And thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath 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 hath despised the day of small things? With joy shall the plummet be seen in the hand of Zerubbabel by those seven; they are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

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

Then I spake and said to him, What mean these two olive-trees, upon the right side of the chandelier and upon the left side thereof?

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 spake the second time, and said to him, What mean these two olive-branches, which are by the side of the two golden tubes which empty the golden oil out of themselves?

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

And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these mean? 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 anointed ones that stand before the Lord of all the earth.