Zechariah 4:11
9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
10 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.”
Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
12 And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”
13 “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.
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 I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”
- ASV
- 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?
- DARBY
- And I answered and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees on the right of the lamp-stand and on its left?
- BLB
- And I answered and said to him: “What [are] these two olive trees at the right of the lampstand and at its left?”
- ÅB
- Da tok jeg til orde og sa til ham: Hva er disse to oljetrær ved lysestakens høyre og venstre side?
- OTB
- Så spurte jeg ham: «Hva er disse to oliventrærne på høyre og venstre side av lysestaken?»
- B1930
- Da tok jeg til orde og sa til ham: Hvad er disse to oljetrær ved lysestakens høire og venstre side?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 4:3
There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
Read in contextRevelation 11:4
These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
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