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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Zechariah 4 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/zechariah/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/zechariah/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Zechariah 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../zechariah/3.htm" title="Zechariah 3">◄</a> Zechariah 4 <a href="../zechariah/5.htm" title="Zechariah 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/zechariah/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">The Vision of the Golden Menorah</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then the angel who had been speaking with me returned and woke me up as if I had been asleep. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Then he asked me, “What do you see?”</p> <p class="reg">So I said, “I have been watching—and look!—there is a menorah made completely of gold with a bowl on top of it. And there are seven lights on it, along with seven feeder channels to the lamps, which are also on top of it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Two olive trees are near it, one on the right side of the bowl and one on the left.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then I asked the angel who had been speaking with me, “Sir,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:4 Lit. My lord">a</a></span> what are these?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The angel who had been speaking with me answered by asking, “You don’t know what these mean, do you?”</p> <p class="reg">So I responded, “No, sir.”</p> <p class="heading">The LORD’s First Charge to Zerubbabel</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then he replied to me, “This is this message from the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by valor nor by strength, but only by my Spirit,’ says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>‘Who are you, great mountain? You will become a plain in Zerubbabel’s presence, and he will position the capstone, exulting over it, “How beautiful! How beautiful!”’”</p> <p class="heading">The LORD’s Second Charge to Zerubbabel</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then this message from the LORD came to me again: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Zerubbabel’s hands have laid the foundation of this Temple, and his hands will finish it, so that you will know that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has sent me to all of you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For who has despised the time<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:10 Lit. day">b</a></span> of insignificant things? They will rejoice to see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:10 i.e. building the temple">c</a></span> These seven lights<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:10 The Heb. lacks lights">d</a></span> represent the eyes of the LORD, which are looking throughout all of the earth.”</p> <p class="heading">The Two Anointed Ones</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then I asked the angel,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:11 Lit. him">e</a></span> “What are these two olive trees, one<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:11 The Heb. lacks one">f</a></span> on the right of the menorah and one<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:11 The Heb. lacks one">g</a></span> on the left?” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I also asked him a second question: “What are these two olive branches on either side of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:12 Lit. that are at the hand of">h</a></span> the two golden feeder channels that carry the golden oil to the seven lights?”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:12 The Heb. lacks oil to the seven lights">i</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The angel<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:13 Lit. He">j</a></span> replied, “You don’t know what these are, do you?”</p> <p class="reg">I responded to him, “No, sir.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He said, “These are the two anointed ones,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="4:14 Lit. sons of fresh oil">k</a></span> who stand continuously beside the Lord of the whole earth.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 4:4 Lit. <i>My lord</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 4:10 Lit. <i>day</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 4:10 i.e. building the temple<br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 4:10 The Heb. lacks <i>lights</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 4:11 Lit. <i>him</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 4:11 The Heb. lacks <i>one</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 4:11 The Heb. lacks <i>one</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 4:12 Lit. <i>that are at the hand of</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 4:12 The Heb. lacks <i>oil to the seven lights</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 4:13 Lit. <i>He</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 4:14 Lit. <i>sons of fresh oil</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../zechariah/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Zechariah 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Zechariah 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../zechariah/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Zechariah 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Zechariah 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/zechariah/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>