Zechariah 4:7

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.

⁶ 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.

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,

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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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!’”
KJV: 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.
WEB: Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”
ASV: Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it.
DARBY: Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou dost become] a plain; and he shall bring forth the head-stone with shoutings: Grace, grace unto it!
BLB: Who [are] you, great mountain? Before the face of Zerubbabel as a plain; and he will bring forth the stone [at] the head [with] shouts: ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

ÅB: Hvem er du, du store fjell som reiser deg foran Serubabel? Bli til en slette! Han skal føre toppsteinen[^1] fram under høye rop: Nåde, nåde være med den!
OTB: ‘Hva er du, mektige fjell? Foran Serubabel skal du bli til jevnt land. Han skal bringe fram sluttsteinen med rop av “Nåde, nåde til den!”’»
B1930: Hvem er du, du store fjell som reiser dig foran Serubabel? Bli til en slette! Han skal føre toppstenen frem under høie rop: Nåde, nåde være med den! / < den øverste sten.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 51:25
Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
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Zechariah 4:9
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.
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Micah 4:1
But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
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Psalms 118:22
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
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1 Peter 2:7
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
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Psalms 114:4
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
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Haggai 2:21–23
Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
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Isaiah 41:15
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
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