Zechariah 4:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 4:11

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?”

13 Then he answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

14 So he said, ^a“These are the two anointed ones, ^bwho stand beside the Lord of the whole earth.”

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 4:11

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American Standard Version
Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

Amplified® Bible
Then I said to him [the angel who talked with me], What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on the left side of it?

Contemporary English Version
Then I asked the angel, "What about the olive trees on each side of the lampstand? What do they represent?

Darby English Version
And I answered and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees on the right of the lamp-stand and on its left?

Good News Bible
Then I asked him, "What do the two olive trees on either side of the lampstand mean?

King James Version
Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

New American Standard Bible
Then I said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?"

New International Version
Then I asked the angel, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?"

New King James Version
Then I answered and said to him, "What are these two olive trees—at the right of the lampstand and at its left?"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I said to him, "What meaning has the two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?"

Revised Standard Version
Then I said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?"

Young's Literal Translation
And I answer and say unto him, `What `are' these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'

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