Zechariah 4:6
4 “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
5 “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
7 What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”
8 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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- BSB
- So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
- KJV
- Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
- WEB
- Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the LORD’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD of Armies.
- ASV
- Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- DARBY
- And he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- BLB
- And he answered and spoke to me, saying: “This [is] the word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying: Not by might, and not by power, but only by My Spirit, says YHWH of Hosts.
- ÅB
- Da tok han til orde og sa til meg: Dette er Herrens ord til Serubabel: Ikke ved makt og ikke ved kraft, men ved min Ånd, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
- OTB
- Så sa han til meg: «Dette er Herrens ord til Serubabel: ‘Ikke ved makt eller ved kraft, men ved min Ånd,’ sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
- B1930
- Da tok han til orde og sa til mig: Dette er Herrens ord til Serubabel: Ikke ved makt og ikke ved kraft, men ved min Ånd, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 32:7–8
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
Read in context2 Corinthians 10:4–5
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:4–5
My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
Read in contextPsalms 33:16
No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
Read in contextIsaiah 11:2–4
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 20:6–8
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
Read in contextPsalms 33:20–21
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
Read in contextHosea 1:7
Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
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