Zechariah 4

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

Then the messenger who talked with me came again and woke me, as someone who is woken from sleep.

2 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;

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a candlestick, all of gold, with a bowl on its top, and seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on its top,

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

and two olive trees next to it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on its left side.”

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

I said to the messenger who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 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.

Then the messenger who talked with me answered, “Don’t you know what these are?” And I said. “No, my lord.”

6 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.

He said to me, “This is the message of the Lord regarding Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts,

7 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.

will I make the great mountain before Zerubbabel a plain. He will bring forth the top stones with shoutings of, ‘Grace, grace, to it.’”

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

Moreover this message of the Lord came to me:

9 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.

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands will also finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

10 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.

For who has despised the day of small things? They will rejoice, and will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. (The seven lamps are the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)

11 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?

Again I asked, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the candlestick and on its left side?”

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

Again, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are pouring out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”

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

He answered me, “Don’t you now what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

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

Then he explained, “They are the two anointed ones who attend the Lord of all the earth.”