Zechariah 4:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 4:5

3 ^aTwo olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.”

4 So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

6 So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to ^aZerubbabel:
^b‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.

7 ‘Who are you, ^aO great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!
And he shall bring forth ^bthe capstone
^cWith shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”

8 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

9 “The hands of Zerubbabel
^aHave laid the foundation of this¹ temple;
His hands ^bshall also finish it.
Then ^cyou will know
That the ^dLord of hosts has sent Me to you.

10 For who has despised the¹ day of ^asmall things?
For these seven rejoice to see
The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
^bThey are the eyes of the Lord,
Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”

11 Then I answered and said to him, “What are these ^atwo olive trees—at the right of the lampstand and at its left?”

12 And I further answered and said to him, “What are these two olive branches that drip¹ into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?”

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 4:5

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

Amplified® Bible
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

Contemporary English Version
Then he asked, "Don't you know?" "No sir," I replied.

Darby English Version
And the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

Good News Bible
"Don't you know?" he asked me. "No, I don't, sir," I replied.

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

New American Standard Bible
So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are? And I said, "No, my lord.""

New International Version
He answered, "Do you not know what these are?"
"No, my lord," I replied.

New King James Version
Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the angel who spoke with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these represent?" And I said, "No, my lord."

Revised Standard Version
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, `Hast thou not known what these `are'?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

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