Zechariah 4:10

⁸ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

⁹ The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.

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

¹¹ 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?

¹² And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
KJV: For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
WEB: 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: 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.
DARBY: For who hath despised the day of small things? Yea, they shall rejoice [even] those seven and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel: these are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro in the whole earth.
BLB: For who has despised the day of small things, and they will rejoice when they see the tin plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel? These seven, they [are] the eyes of YHWH, roving about through all the earth.”

ÅB: For hvem vil forakte den ringe begynnelses dag? Med glede ser de syv øyne[^2] blyloddet i Serubabels hånd, disse Herrens øyne som farer omkring over hele jorden.
OTB: For hvem har foraktet den lille begynnelses dag? Disse syv skal glede seg når de ser blylodd i Serubabels hånd—de er Herrens øyne som farer over hele jorden.»
B1930: For hvem vil forakte den ringe begynnelses dag? Med glede ser de syv øine blyloddet i Serubabels hånd, disse Herrens øine som farer omkring over hele jorden. / < SKR 3, 9.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 8:7
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
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1 Corinthians 1:28–29
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
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2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
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Matthew 13:31–33
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
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Haggai 2:3
Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
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Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
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Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
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Revelation 5:6
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
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