Key Verse Spotlight
Zechariah 4:5 — Meaning and Application
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.”
Zechariah 4:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right {side} of the bowl, and the other upon the left {side} thereof.
So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What {are} these, my lord?
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
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}
Who {art} thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel {thou shalt become} a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone {thereof with} shoutings, {crying}, Grace, grace unto it.
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