Zechariah 4

1 And the angel who had been speaking with me returned, and he awakened me, like a man who is awakened from 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 looked, and behold, a candlestick entirely in gold, and its lamp was at its top, and seven oil lamps of it were upon it, and there were seven funnels for the oil lamps that were at its top.

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 there were two olive trees upon it: one to the right of the lamp, and one to its 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 answered and spoke to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

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

5 And the angel who was speaking with me answered, and he said to me, “Do you not know 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 And he answered and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying: Not by an army, nor by might, but in my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

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 What are you, great mountain, in the sight of Zerubbabel? You are among the plains. And he will lead out the primary stone, and he will give equal grace to its grace.

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 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Moreover this message of the Lord came to me:

9 The hand of Zerubbabel has founded this house, and his hands will complete it. And you will know that the Lord of hosts 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 despised the little days? And they will rejoice and will see the silver and lead stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, which roam quickly 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 responded and said to him, “What are these two olive trees to the right of the candlestick, and to its left?”

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

12 And I responded a second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches, which are next to the two golden ridges, in which are the pouring spouts of gold?”

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 spoke to me, saying, “Do you not know 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, who attend before the Sovereign of all the earth.”

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