Zechariah 4:2
1 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
“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.”
4 “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
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
- “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.
- KJV
- And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
- WEB
- He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps which are on the top of it;
- ASV
- And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;
- DARBY
- And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven [lamps] and seven pipes to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;
- BLB
- and he said to me: “What [are] you seeing?” And I said, “I am looking, and behold, a lampstand of gold, all of it, and a bowl on its head, and seven lamps on it—seven and seven pipes for the lamps that are on its head.
- ÅB
- Og han sa til meg: Hva ser du? Jeg svarte: Jeg ser en lysestake som er helt igjennom av gull, med sitt oljekar på toppen og sine syv lamper, og med syv rør for hver lampe som er på den,
- OTB
- Han spurte meg: «Hva ser du?» Jeg svarte: «Jeg ser en lysestake, helt av gull, med en skål på toppen og syv lamper på den, med syv rør til lampene på toppen.
- B1930
- Og han sa til mig: Hvad ser du? Jeg svarte: Jeg ser en lysestake som er helt igjennem av gull, med sitt oljekar på toppen og sine syv lamper, og med syv rør for hver lampe som er på den,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 4:5
From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.
Read in contextRevelation 1:12
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
Read in contextMatthew 5:14–16
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Read in contextExodus 25:31–38
Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
Read in contextJeremiah 52:19
The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
Read in contextZechariah 5:2
“What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
Read in context1 Chronicles 28:15
the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;
Read in contextJeremiah 1:11–13
And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
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