Zacharias 4

1 And the angel that talked with me returned, and awakened me, as when a man is awakened out of his sleep.

Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.

2 And he said to me, What see you? And I said, I have seen, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its bowl upon it, and seven lamps upon it, and seven oil funnels to the lamps upon it:

“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 and two olive-trees above it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on the left.

There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”

4 And I enquired, and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these things, [my] lord?

“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

5 And the angel that talked with me answered, and spoke to me, saying, Know you not what these things are? And I said, No, [my] lord.

“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.

6 And he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying, Not by mighty power, nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.

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 Who are you, the great mountain before Zorobabel, that you should prosper? whereas I will bring out the stone of the inheritance, the grace of it the equal of [my ] grace.

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 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

9 The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.

10 For who has despised the small days? surely they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet of tin in the hand of Zorobabel: these are the seven eyes that look upon all the earth.

For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

11 And I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive-trees, which are on the right and left hand of the candlestick?

Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”

12 And I asked the second time, and said to him, What are the two branches of the olive-trees that are by the side of the two golden pipes that pour into and communicate with the golden oil funnels?

And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”

13 And he said to me, Know you not what these are? and I said, No, [my] lord.

“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.

14 And he said, These are the two anointed ones [that] stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”