Zechariah 4

1 Then the angel who was talking with me turned and roused me like a man roused from his sleep.

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

2 He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a lampstand made entirely of gold, with a bowl on its top. It has seven lamps on it and seven lamp wicks at the top of each lamp.

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 Two olive trees are by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on the left side.”

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

4 So I spoke again to the angel who was talking with me. I said, “What do these things mean, my master?”

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

5 The angel who was talking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these things mean?” I said, “No, my master.”

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 Yahweh to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says Yahweh 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, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain, and he will bring out the top stone to 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 The word of Yahweh 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 bring it to completion.” Then you will know that Yahweh 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 Who has despised the day of small things? These people will rejoice and will see the plumb stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. (These seven lamps are the eyes of Yahweh that roam over the whole earth.)

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 these two olive trees that stand on the left and the right 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 Once more I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that have golden oil pouring out of them?”

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 Then he said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my master.”

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 sons of fresh olive oil who stand before 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.