Zechariah 4

The Golden Lampstand and the Olive Trees

1 Then the angel who had been speaking with me returned and woke me, like a person who is awakened from his sleep. 2 And he said to me, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven *4:2 Or reedsspouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it; 3 also two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side." 4 Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?" 5 So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord." 6 Then he said to *4:6 Lit me, sayingme, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of armies. 7 ‘What are you, you great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring out the top stone with shouts of "Grace, grace to it!" ’ "

8 Also 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 finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of armies has sent me to *4:9 Lit you (plural)you. 10 For who has shown contempt for the day of small things? *4:10 Or But they will rejoice when they see...Zerubbabel. These seven are the eyes of the LordBut these seven will rejoice when they see the *4:10 Lit plummet stoneplumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—they are the eyes of the Lord roaming throughout the earth."

11 Then I said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?" 12 And I responded the second time and said to him, "What are the two olive *4:12 Or clustersbranches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?" 13 So he answered me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord." 14 Then he said, "These are the two *4:14 Lit sons of fresh oilanointed ones, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth."