Zechariah 4 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Golden Lampstand and the Olive Trees

4 Then (A)the angel who had been speaking with me returned and (B)woke me, like a person who is awakened from his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “(C)What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a (D)lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its (E)seven lamps on it with seven [a]spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it; 3 also (F)two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.” 4 Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, “What are these, (G)my lord?” 5 So (H)the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “(I)Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” 6 Then he said to [b]me, “This is the word of the Lord to (J)Zerubbabel, saying, ‘(K)Not by might nor by power, but by My (L)Spirit,’ says the Lord of armies. 7 ‘What are you, you great (M)mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring out the top stone with (N)shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”

8 Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have (O)laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will (P)finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of armies has sent me to [c]you. 10 For who has shown contempt for the day of (Q)small things? [d]But these (R)seven will rejoice when they see the [e](S)plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—they are the (T)eyes of the Lord (U)roaming throughout the earth.”

11 Then I said to him, “What are these (V)two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?” 12 And I responded the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive [f]branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?” 13 So he answered me, saying, “(W)Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, (X)my lord.” 14 Then he said, “These are the two [g](Y)anointed ones, who are (Z)standing by the (AA)Lord of the whole earth.”

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 4:2 Or reeds
  2. Zechariah 4:6 Lit me, saying
  3. Zechariah 4:9 Lit you (plural)
  4. Zechariah 4:10 Or But they will rejoice when they see...Zerubbabel. These seven are the eyes of the Lord
  5. Zechariah 4:10 Lit plummet stone
  6. Zechariah 4:12 Or clusters
  7. Zechariah 4:14 Lit sons of fresh oil

Cross references

  1. Zechariah 4:1 : Zech 1:9
  2. Zechariah 4:1 : 1 Kin 19:5-7; Jer 31:26
  3. Zechariah 4:2 : Jer 1:13; Zech 5:2
  4. Zechariah 4:2 : Ex 25:31, 37; Jer 52:19
  5. Zechariah 4:2 : Rev 4:5
  6. Zechariah 4:3 : Zech 4:11; Rev 11:4
  7. Zechariah 4:4 : Zech 1:9; 4:5, 13; 6:4
  8. Zechariah 4:5 : Zech 1:9; 4:1
  9. Zechariah 4:5 : Zech 4:13
  10. Zechariah 4:6 : Ezra 5:2; Hag 2:4, 5
  11. Zechariah 4:6 : Is 11:2-4; 30:1; Hos 1:7
  12. Zechariah 4:6 : 2 Chr 32:7, 8; Eph 6:17
  13. Zechariah 4:7 : Ps 114:4, 6; Is 40:4; Jer 51:25; Nah 1:5; Zech 14:4, 5
  14. Zechariah 4:7 : Ezra 3:10, 11; Ps 84:11
  15. Zechariah 4:9 : Ezra 3:8-10; 5:16; Hag 2:18
  16. Zechariah 4:9 : Ezra 6:14, 15; Zech 6:12, 13
  17. Zechariah 4:10 : Neh 4:2-4; Amos 7:2, 5; Hag 2:3
  18. Zechariah 4:10 : Zech 3:9; Rev 8:2
  19. Zechariah 4:10 : Amos 7:7, 8
  20. Zechariah 4:10 : 2 Chr 16:9; Prov 15:3; Jer 16:17
  21. Zechariah 4:10 : Zech 1:10; Rev 5:6
  22. Zechariah 4:11 : Zech 4:3; Rev 11:4
  23. Zechariah 4:13 : Zech 4:5
  24. Zechariah 4:13 : Zech 4:4, 5
  25. Zechariah 4:14 : Ex 29:7; 40:15; 1 Sam 16:1, 12, 13; Is 61:1-3; Dan 9:24-26
  26. Zechariah 4:14 : Zech 3:1-7
  27. Zechariah 4:14 : Mic 4:13