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Zechariah 4:6

Zerubbabel
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4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

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.

7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto 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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:7–8

    Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:4–5

    (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:4–5

    And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

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  • Psalms 33:16

    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

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  • Isaiah 11:2–4

    And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

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  • Psalms 20:6–8

    Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

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  • Psalms 33:20–21

    Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

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  • Hosea 1:7

    But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

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