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Book of Zechariah, Chapter 4

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Chapter 4 of Zechariah—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Then 1the angel who was speaking with me returned and 2roused me, as a man who is awakened from his sleep.
  2. He said to me, “3What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a 4lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its 5seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it;
  3. also 6two 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, 7my lord?”
  5. So 8the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “9Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
  6. Then he [a]said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to 10Zerubbabel saying, ‘11Not by might nor by power, but by My 12Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts.
  7. ‘What are you, O great 13mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with 14shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”
  8. ¶ Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  9. “The hands of Zerubbabel have 15laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will 16finish it. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to [b]you.
  10. For who has despised the day of 17small things? [c]But these 18seven will be glad when they see the [d]19plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—these are the 20eyes of the LORD which 21range to and fro throughout the earth.”
  11. ¶ Then I said to him, “What are these 22two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”
  12. And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive [e]branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?”
  13. So he answered me, saying, “23Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, 24my lord.”
  14. Then he said, “These are the two [f]25anointed ones who are 26standing by the 27Lord of the whole earth.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit said to me, saying
  2. ^ Lit you (plural)
  3. ^ Or But they will rejoice when they see...Zerubbabel. These seven are the eyes of the Lord
  4. ^ Lit plummet stone
  5. ^ Or clusters
  6. ^ Lit sons of fresh oil

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Zc 1:9
  2. ^ 1Ki 19:5-7; Je 31:26
  3. ^ Je 1:13; Zc 5:2
  4. ^ Ex 25:31, 37; Je 52:19
  5. ^ Re 4:5
  6. ^ Zc 4:11; Re 11:4
  7. ^ Zc 1:9; 4:5, 13; 6:4
  8. ^ Zc 1:9; 4:1
  9. ^ Zc 4:13
  10. ^ Ezr 5:2; Hg 2:4, 5
  11. ^ Is 11:2-4; 30:1; Ho 1:7
  12. ^ 2Ch 32:7, 8; Eph 6:17
  13. ^ Ps 114:4, 6; Is 40:4; Je 51:25; Na 1:5; Zc 14:4, 5
  14. ^ Ezr 3:10, 11; Ps 84:11
  15. ^ Ezr 3:8-10; 5:16; Hg 2:18
  16. ^ Ezr 6:14, 15; Zc 6:12, 13
  17. ^ Ne 4:2-4; Am 7:2, 5; Hg 2:3
  18. ^ Zc 3:9; Re 8:2
  19. ^ Am 7:7, 8
  20. ^ 2Ch 16:9; Pr 15:3; Je 16:17
  21. ^ Zc 1:10; Re 5:6
  22. ^ Zc 4:3; Re 11:4
  23. ^ Zc 4:5
  24. ^ Zc 4:4, 5
  25. ^ Ex 29:7; 40:15; 1Sa 16:1, 12, 13; Is 61:1-3; Da 9:24-26
  26. ^ Zc 3:1-7
  27. ^ Mc 4:13

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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