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.

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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.

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  • Daniel 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,

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  • Zechariah 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.”

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  • Zechariah 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.”

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  • Luke 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.

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  • Zechariah 2:3

    Then the angel who was speaking with me went out, and another angel came out to meet him

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  • 1 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.”

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  • Luke 22:45–46

    When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.

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