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Zechariah 4

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

²And 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;

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

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

⁵Then the angel who was talking to me, answering me, said, Have you no knowledge of what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

⁶This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies.

⁷Who 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.

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

⁹The 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.

¹⁰For 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.

¹¹And 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?

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

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

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

Zechariah 4

¹The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

²He said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I have seen, and behold, a menorah all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

³and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it."

⁴I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, "What are these, my lord?"

⁵Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

⁶Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, 'Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts.

⁷Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of 'Grace, grace, to it!'"

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

⁹"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 hosts has sent me to you.

¹⁰Indeed, 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 eyes of the Lord, which run back and forth through the whole earth."

¹¹Then I asked him, "What are these two olive trees on the right side of the menorah and on the left side of it?"

¹²I 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?"

¹³He answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

¹⁴Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."