Zechariah 4:11
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.
10 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.
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?
13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
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
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
Read in contextRevelation 11:4
These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
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