Zechariah 4:1
Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
2 “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
- KJV
- And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
- WEB
- The angel who talked with me came again and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.
- ASV
- And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
- DARBY
- And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
- BLB
- And the angel speaking with me returned, and he woke me as a man who is wakened from his sleep;
- ÅB
- Så kom engelen som talte med meg, igjen og vakte meg slik som når en mann vekkes av sin søvn.
- OTB
- Så kom engelen som hadde samtalt med meg tilbake og vekket meg, som en som blir vekket fra søvn.
- B1930
- Så kom engelen som talte med mig, igjen og vakte mig likesom når en mann vekkes av sin søvn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 31:26
At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
Read in contextDaniel 8:18
While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
Read in contextZechariah 1:9
“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.”
Read in contextZechariah 1:19
So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
Read in contextLuke 9:32
Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
Read in contextZechariah 2:3
Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him
Read in context1 Kings 19:5–7
Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
Read in contextLuke 22:45–46
When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
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