Zechariah 4:13 — Meaning and Application

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“And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these {be}? And I said, No, my lord.”

Zechariah 4:13

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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?

And I answered again, and said unto him, What {be these} two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden {oil} out of themselves? {through: Heb. by the hand of} {empty...: or, empty out of themselves oil into the gold} {the golden oil: Heb. the gold}

And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these {be}? And I said, No, my lord.

Then said he, These {are} the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. {anointed...: Heb. sons of oil}

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Zechariah 4:1

"And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,"

Zechariah 4:2

"And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all {of} gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which {are} upon the top thereof: {a bowl: Heb. her bowl} {seven pipes...: or, seven several pipes to the lamps}"

Zechariah 4:3

"And two olive trees by it, one upon the right {side} of the bowl, and the other upon the left {side} thereof."

Zechariah 4:4

"So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What {are} these, my lord?"

Zechariah 4:5

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

Zechariah 4:6

"Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This {is} the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. {might: or, army}"

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