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Zechariah 4

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Zechariah 4 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

The angel who talked with me came again and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

ASV: 1ASV

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

WEB: 2WEB

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps which are on the top of it;

ASV: 2ASV

And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

WEB: 3WEB

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

ASV: 3ASV

and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

WEB: 4WEB

I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

ASV: 4ASV

And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

WEB: 5WEB

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

ASV: 5ASV

Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

WEB: 6WEB

Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the LORD’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD of Armies.

ASV: 6ASV

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.

WEB: 7WEB

Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”

ASV: 7ASV

Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it.

WEB: 8WEB

Moreover the LORD’s word came to me, saying,

ASV: 8ASV

Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

WEB: 9WEB

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me to you.

ASV: 9ASV

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.

WEB: 10WEB

Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are the LORD’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”

ASV: 10ASV

For who hath despised the day of small things? for these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; these are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

WEB: 11WEB

Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”

ASV: 11ASV

Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

WEB: 12WEB

I asked him the second time, “What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that pour the golden oil out of themselves?”

ASV: 12ASV

And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden oil out of themselves?

WEB: 13WEB

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

ASV: 13ASV

And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

WEB: 14WEB

Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”

ASV: 14ASV

Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.