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id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/zechariah/4-13.htm" title="Zechariah 4:13">◄</a> Zechariah 4:14 <a href="/zechariah/5-1.htm" title="Zechariah 5:1">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Study Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Crossref </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Hebrew </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/zechariah/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/zechariah/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So he said, &#8220These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he said to me, “They represent the two anointed ones who stand in the court of the Lord of all the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said he, These <i>are</i> the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So he said, “These <i>are</i> the two anointed ones, who stand beside the Lord of the whole earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he said, &#8220These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, “These are the two sons of fresh oil [Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the prince of Judah] who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth [as His anointed ones].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“These are the two anointed ones,” he said, “who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the two anointed ones,&#8221 he said, &#8220who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then he told me, "These branches are the two chosen leaders who stand beside the Lord of all the earth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said he, These are the two sons of oil, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of the whole earth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he said, "These are the two men whom God has chosen and anointed to serve him, the Lord of the whole earth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He said, "These are the two anointed ones, who stand continuously beside the Lord of the whole earth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says, “These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith, 'These are the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say, These the two sons of new oil standing by the Lord, of all the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said: These are two sons of oil who stand before the Lord of the whole earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said, “These are the two sons of oil, who attend before the Sovereign of all the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then said he, These are the two anointed ones who stand by the LORD of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to me: ”These are the two sons of oil who stand before THE LORD of all the Earth.” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said he: 'These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said, These are the two anointed ones <i>that</i> stand by the Lord of the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/4-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=603" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/4.htm">The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">So he said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">“These</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">are the two</a> <a href="/hebrew/3323.htm" title="3323: hay·yiṣ·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Fresh oil. From tsahar; oil; figuratively, anointing.">anointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">ones</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: hā·‘ō·mə·ḏîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">who are standing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·wn (N-msc) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3-4</a></span><br />And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” / These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Revelation 1:20</a></span><br />This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6</a></span><br />Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-10.htm">Revelation 11:10</a></span><br />And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Matthew 17:3</a></span><br />Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-11.htm">Matthew 17:11-13</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. / But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” / Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-30.htm">Luke 9:30-31</a></span><br />Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. / They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-6.htm">John 1:6-8</a></span><br />There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. / He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe. / He himself was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a></span><br />But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-5.htm">1 John 1:5</a></span><br />And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-40</a></span><br />Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. / There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Exodus 37:17-24</a></span><br />Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. / There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.</p><p class="hdg">These.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/6-13.htm">Zechariah 6:13</a></b></br> Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-7.htm">Exodus 29:7</a></b></br> Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour <i>it</i> upon his head, and anoint him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-15.htm">Exodus 40:15</a></b></br> And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.</p><p class="hdg">anointed ones.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1</a></b></br> Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-7</a></b></br> And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Zechariah 6:5</a></b></br> And the angel answered and said unto me, These <i>are</i> the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a></b></br> At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/3-11.htm">Joshua 3:11,13</a></b></br> Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a></b></br> For thy Maker <i>is</i> thine husband; the LORD of hosts <i>is</i> his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Micah 4:13</a></b></br> Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-12.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-10.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-7.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-7.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/6-13.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-17.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-6.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-3.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/4-1.htm">By the golden candlestick is foreshown the good success of Zerubbabel's foundation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">by the two olive trees the two anointed ones.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/zechariah/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>So he said</b><br />This phrase indicates a direct response from the angelic messenger to Zechariah's inquiry. The Hebrew root for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which is often used in the Old Testament to denote a declaration or proclamation from God or His messengers. This emphasizes the authoritative nature of the message being delivered, underscoring that what follows is a divine revelation.<p><b>These are the two anointed ones</b><br />The term "anointed ones" is translated from the Hebrew "בְּנֵי הַיִּצְהָר" (benei ha-yitzhar), literally "sons of oil." In the Old Testament, anointing with oil was a symbolic act of consecration, setting individuals apart for a holy purpose, often associated with kings and priests. The "two anointed ones" here are traditionally understood to represent Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the governor, who were instrumental in the rebuilding of the temple. This dual anointing signifies the unity of priestly and kingly roles, foreshadowing the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who embodies both offices.<p><b>who are standing</b><br />The Hebrew word "עֹמְדִים" (omdim) conveys a sense of readiness and service. In the context of the temple, standing often implies a position of honor and duty. This imagery suggests that these anointed ones are in a perpetual state of readiness to serve God, highlighting their dedication and the importance of their roles in God's plan.<p><b>beside the Lord</b><br />The phrase "beside the Lord" indicates proximity to divine presence and authority. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, standing beside a king or deity was a position of privilege and power. This suggests that the anointed ones have a special relationship with God, entrusted with significant responsibilities in His divine order.<p><b>of all the earth</b><br />This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and dominion over the entire world. The Hebrew "כָּל הָאָרֶץ" (kol ha-aretz) reinforces the universal scope of God's authority. In the context of Zechariah's vision, it serves as a reminder that the work of the anointed ones, though focused on the restoration of the temple, has implications for all creation. It points to the ultimate reign of God over all nations, a theme that resonates throughout the prophetic literature and finds its culmination in the eschatological hope of the New Testament.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The two anointed ones;</span> literally, <span class="accented">the two sons of oil</span>; so the Revised Version; Vulgate, <span class="accented">filii olei</span>; Septuagint, <span class="greek">υἱοὶ τῆς</span> <span class="greek">πιότητος</span>, "sons of fatness" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1</a>). By them are intended the two powers, the regal and the sacerdotal, through which God's help and protection are dispensed to the theocracy. Oil was used in appointing to both these offices (comp. <a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Leviticus 21:10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">1 Samuel 10:1</a>). The expression, "son of," in many cases denotes a quality or property, like "son of Belial," "son of might;" so here Dr. Alexander considers that "sons of oil" means people possessed of oil, oil bearers, channels through which the oil flowed to others. Zerubbabel and Joshua are representatives of the civil and priestly authorities, but the text seems expressly to avoid naming any human agents, in order to show that the symbol must not be limited to individuals. Nor, indeed, must it be confined to the Jewish Church and state; it looks forward to the time when Jew and Gentile shall unite in upholding the Church of God. <span class="cmt_word">That stand by the Lord of the whole earth;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> ready as his ministers to do him service. There is a reference to this passage in <a href="/revelation/11-4.htm">Revelation 11:4</a>, where the "two witnesses" are called "the two olive trees.., standing Before the Lord of the earth" (Perowne). The vision, as we have seen, prefigures primarily the completion of the temple and the restoration of its worship, and secondly the establishment of the Christian Church by the advent of Messiah. The several parts of the vision may be thus explained. The candelabrum is a symbol of the Jewish Church and theocracy, in accordance with the imagery in the Apocalypse, where the seven candlesticks are seven Churches (<a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Revelation 1:20</a>). It is made of gold as precious in God's sight, and to be kept pure and unalloyed; it is placed in the sanctuary, and has seven lamps, to indicate that it is bright with the grace of God, and is meant to shed its light around at all times, as Christian men are bidden to shine like lights in the world (<a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a>). The oil that supplies the lamps is the grace of God, the influence of the Holy Spirit, which alone enables the Church to shine and to accomplish its appointed work. The two olive trees are the two authorities, viz. the civil and sacerdotal, through which God communicates his grace to the Church; these stand by the Lord Because, instituted by him, they carry out his will in the ordering, guiding, extending, and purifying his kingdom among men. The two olive branches remit their oil into one receptacle, because the two authorities, the regal and priestly, are intimately connected and united, and their action tends to one end, the promotion of God's glory in the salvation of men. In Messiah these offices are united; he is the channel of Divine grace, the source of light to the whole world. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/4-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So he said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“These</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anointed</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיִּצְהָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yiṣ·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3323.htm">Strong's 3323: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oil, anointing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ones</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who are standing</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹמְדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·mə·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beside</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲד֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/4-14.htm">Zechariah 4:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/4-14.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 4:14 Then he said These are the two (Zech. 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