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Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of &#8216God bless it! God bless it!&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/zechariah/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: ‘May God bless it! May God bless it!’” <a href="/esv/zechariah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” <a href="/bsb/zechariah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” <a href="/kjv/zechariah/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/zechariah/4.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ” <a href="/nasb_/zechariah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘What are you, you great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring out the top stone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’” <a href="/nasb/zechariah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with shouts of &#8220Grace, grace to it!"&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/zechariah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’” <a href="/lsb/zechariah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’” <a href="/amp/zechariah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘What are you, O great mountain [of obstacles]? Before Zerubbabel [who will rebuild the temple] you will become a plain (insignificant)! And he will bring out the capstone [of the new temple] with loud shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’” <a href="/csb/zechariah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> ‘What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring out the capstone accompanied by shouts of: Grace, grace to it! ’ ” <a href="/hcsb/zechariah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. And he will bring out the capstone accompanied by shouts of: Grace, grace to it!&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/zechariah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it. <a href="/cev/zechariah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Zerubbabel, that mountain in front of you will be leveled to the ground. Then you will bring out the temple's most important stone and shout, "God has been very kind." <a href="/erv/zechariah/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the head stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it. <a href="/gwt/zechariah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> What a high mountain you are! In front of Zerubbabel you will become a plain. He will bring out the topmost stone with shouts of 'Blessings, blessings on it!'" <a href="/gnt/zechariah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Obstacles as great as mountains will disappear before you. You will rebuild the Temple, and as you put the last stone in place, the people will shout, 'Beautiful, beautiful!'" <a href="/isv/zechariah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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!"'" <a href="/msb/zechariah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ?Grace, grace to it!?? <a href="/net/zechariah/4.htm">NET Bible</a> "What are you, you great mountain? Because of Zerubbabel you will become a level plain! And he will bring forth the temple capstone with shoutings of 'Grace! Grace!' because of this." <a href="/nheb/zechariah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of 'Grace, grace, to it.'" <a href="/wbt/zechariah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth its head-stone with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace, to it. <a href="/web/zechariah/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zechariah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Who [are] you, O great mountain "" Before Zerubbabel—for a plain! And he has brought forth the top-stone, "" Cries of Grace, grace—[are] to it.” <a href="/ylt/zechariah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Who art thou, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel -- for a plain! And he hath brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace -- are to it.' <a href="/slt/zechariah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Who art thou, O great mountain? before the face of Zerubbabel for a level region. And he brought forth the stone of the head, a noise: Grace, grace to it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zechariah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who art thou, O great mountain, before Zorobabel? thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring out the chief stone, and shall give equal grace to the grace thereof. <a href="/cpdv/zechariah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> What are you, great mountain, in the sight of Zerubbabel? You are among the plains. And he will lead out the primary stone, and he will give equal grace to its grace. <a href="/nabre/zechariah/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you become a plain. He will bring forth the first stone amid shouts of ‘Favor, favor be upon it!’ ” <a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain; and he shall bring out the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become like a plain; and he shall bring forth the headstone of equity and of mercy. <a href="/hpbt/zechariah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> What are you, great mountain, before Zorobabel, but like a plain? And I shall bring out the head stone of equality and of mercy”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zechariah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Who art thou, O great mountain before Zerubbabel? thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it.' <a href="/sep/zechariah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Who art thou, the great mountain before Zorobabel, that thou shouldest prosper? whereas I will bring out the stone of the inheritance, the grace of it the equal of my grace. <a href="/parallel/zechariah/4-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=538" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zechariah/4.htm">The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees</a> …6So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. 7<a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">are you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">O great</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har- (N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountain?</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">Before</a> <a href="/hebrew/2216.htm" title="2216: zə·rub·bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From zarab and Babel; descended of Babylon, i.e. Born there; Zerubbabel, an Israelite.">Zerubbabel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4334.htm" title="4334: lə·mî·šōr (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A level place, uprightness. ">you will become a plain.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hō·w·ṣî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Then he will bring forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: hā·’e·ḇen (Art:: N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">the capstone</a> <a href="/hebrew/7222.htm" title="7222: hā·rō·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Top. Feminine of ro'sh; the head."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8663.htm" title="8663: tə·šu·’ō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Noise. From show'; a crashing or loud clamor.">accompanied by shouts of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: ḥên (N-msc) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective.">‘Grace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: ḥên (N-ms) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective.">grace</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">to it!’”</a> 8Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a> Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a> “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15-16</a> Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/mark/11-23.htm">Mark 11:23</a> “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him. <a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Isaiah 45:2</a> “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-2.htm">1 Corinthians 13:2</a> If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. <a href="/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11</a> I will turn all My mountains into roads, and My highways will be raised up. <a href="/luke/3-5.htm">Luke 3:5</a> Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. <a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1</a> If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, <a href="/revelation/8-8.htm">Revelation 8:8</a> Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, <a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25</a> “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a> Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34-35</a> As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. / Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, <a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Psalm 97:5</a> The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace to it.O great.<a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">Zechariah 14:4,5</a> And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south… <a href="/psalms/114-4.htm">Psalm 114:4,6</a> The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs… <a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3,4</a> The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God… headstone.<a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zechariah 4:9</a> The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.<a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a> The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.<a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.shoutings.<a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Ezra 3:11-13</a> And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid… <a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Ezra 6:15-17</a> And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king… <a href="/job/38-6.htm">Job 38:6,7</a> Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; … Grace.<a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Jeremiah 33:11</a> The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.<a href="/romans/11-6.htm">Romans 11:6</a> And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.<a href="/ephesians/1-6.htm">Ephesians 1:6,7</a> To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Amid</a> <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Capstone</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/micah/6-9.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">Headstone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Level</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-2.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Shoutings</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Shouts</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-9.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Top</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zerubbabel</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zerub'babel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/14-62.htm">Amid</a> <a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Capstone</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-14.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">Headstone</a> <a href="/luke/6-17.htm">Level</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-22.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Shoutings</a> <a href="/mark/15-18.htm">Shouts</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-12.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Top</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zerubbabel</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zerub'babel</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 4</div>1. <a href="/zechariah/4-1.htm">By the golden candlestick is foreshown the good success of Zerubbabel's foundation;</a> 11. <a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">by the two olive trees the two anointed ones.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>What are you, O great mountain? This phrase symbolizes a significant obstacle or challenge. In the context of Zechariah, the "great mountain" represents the daunting task of rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Mountains in biblical literature often symbolize insurmountable challenges or powerful kingdoms (<a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a>, <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a>). The rhetorical question emphasizes the power of God to overcome any obstacle.Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Zerubbabel, a descendant of David and governor of Judah, is tasked with leading the rebuilding efforts. The transformation of the mountain into a plain signifies the removal of obstacles through divine intervention. This imagery reflects God's promise to make the path straight and smooth for His purposes (<a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Isaiah 45:2</a>). Zerubbabel's leadership is a type of Christ, foreshadowing Jesus' role in overcoming spiritual obstacles.Then he will bring forth the capstone The capstone, or "headstone," is the final stone placed during construction, symbolizing completion. Zerubbabel's role in bringing forth the capstone signifies the successful completion of the temple, a central place of worship and God's presence among His people. This act prefigures Christ as the cornerstone of the Church (<a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>), emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promises.accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” The repetition of "Grace" underscores the unmerited favor and divine assistance in the temple's completion. The shouts reflect communal joy and acknowledgment of God's hand in the work. This phrase highlights the theme of grace throughout Scripture, pointing to salvation through faith and God's provision (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>). The emphasis on grace also connects to the New Testament understanding of Jesus as the embodiment of grace and truth (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a> A prophet who received visions from God to encourage the Israelites during the rebuilding of the temple after the Babylonian exile. 2. <a href="/topical/z/zerubbabel.htm">Zerubbabel</a> The governor of Judah and a descendant of David, tasked with leading the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_mountain.htm">The Great Mountain</a> Symbolic of obstacles or challenges that stand in the way of God's purposes, particularly the rebuilding of the temple. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_capstone.htm">The Capstone</a> Represents the completion of the temple, signifying the fulfillment of God's promise and the restoration of worship in Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/s/shouts_of_‘grace,_grace_to_it!'.htm">Shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’</a> A declaration of God's favor and blessing upon the work, emphasizing that the success of the endeavor is due to divine grace.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_obstacles.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Obstacles</a> Just as the "great mountain" becomes a plain before Zerubbabel, God has the power to remove any obstacle in our lives that hinders His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_grace.htm">The Role of Divine Grace</a> The repeated shout of "Grace, grace to it!" highlights that our achievements in God's work are not by our might or power, but by His Spirit and grace. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Zerubbabel's task required faith and perseverance. Similarly, we are called to trust God and act in faith, even when faced with daunting challenges. <a href="/topical/c/completion_of_god's_work.htm">Completion of God's Work</a> The capstone signifies the completion of the temple. We are reminded that God is faithful to complete the good work He begins in us. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a> The communal shout of grace underscores the importance of collective worship and acknowledgment of God's hand in our endeavors.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 4</a> <a href="/q/what_does_yahweh_mean.htm">What is the capstone in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_faith_move_mountains.htm">How do we reconcile Jesus' claim that faith can move mountains with physical reality?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_capstone_in_the_bible.htm">What is the capstone in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/mark_11_23-24__literal_faith_moves_mountains.htm">Mark 11:23–24: Is the promise of moving mountains through faith meant literally, and what are the scientific implications if taken at face value? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Who art thou, O great mountain? The "mountain" is a figurative expression to denote the various difficulties that stood in Zerubbabel's way and impeded the carrying out of his great design. Before Zerubbabel. The Vulgate affixes these words to the former part of the clause, but the accent is in favour of the Authorized Version. Thou Shall become a plain; literally, into a plain! A command. All obstacles shall be removed (comp. <a href="/isaiah/40-4.htm">Isaiah 40:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-11.htm">Isaiah 49:11</a>; <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Matthew 17:20</a>; <a href="/luke/3-4.htm">Luke 3:4, 5</a>). Septuagint, τοῦ κατορθῶσαι (intrans.), "that thou shouldst prosper;" "ut corrigas" (Jerome). He shall bring forth the headstone thereof. "He" is evidently Zerubbabel. He shall commence and put the finishing stroke to the work of rebuilding the temple. Many commentators take this stone to be the one that completes the building, "the topstone." But it may well be questioned whether a building like the temple could have any such stone. An arch or a pyramid may have a crowning stone, but no other edifice; nor is there any proof that such a topstone was known or its erection celebrated. It may be a mere metaphor for the completion of the work. It is better, however, to take it as the cornerstone, to which we know great importance was attached (comp. <a href="/job/38-6.htm">Job 38:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a>, etc.). This stone, on which the building rests, Zerubbabel will bring forth from the workshop; as the next verses say, his hands have laid the foundation. That action, already past, is represented as future, the regular commencement of the work under Zerubbabel's direction being intimated, and its happy conclusion promised. Septuagint, Καὶ ἐξοίσω τὸν λίθον τῆς κληρονομίας, "And I will bring forth the stone of the inheritance" - the meaning of which is obscure, though Jerome explains it by considering it an allusion to Christ. With shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it! All the by standers, as the stone is placed, shout in acclamation, "God's favour rest upon it!" (<a href="/ezra/3-10.htm">Ezra 3:10</a>). The LXX. seems to have mistaken the sense, rendering, Ἰσότητα χάριτος χάριτα αὐτῆς, "The grace of it the equality of grace" (<a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16</a>); and to have led St. Jerome astray, who translates, "Et exsaequabit gratiam gratiae ejus," and comments thus: "We all have received of his fulness, and grace for grace, that is, the grace of the gospel for the grace of the Law, in order theft the Israelites and the heathen who believe may receive equal grace and a like blessing." The Targum recognizes here a Messianic prophecy: "He will reveal the Messiah whose Name is spoken of from all eternity, and he shall rule over all the kingdoms." <a href="/commentaries/zechariah/4-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>What מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix are you, אַתָּ֧ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you O great הַגָּד֛וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent mountain? הַֽר־ (har-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country Before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face Zerubbabel זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל (zə·rub·bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2216.htm">Strong's 2216: </a> Zerubbabel -- 'begotten in Babylon', a leader of returning Israelite exiles you will become a plain. לְמִישֹׁ֑ר (lə·mî·šōr) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice Then he will bring forth וְהוֹצִיא֙ (wə·hō·w·ṣî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim the capstone הָאֶ֣בֶן (hā·’e·ḇen) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone accompanied by shouts of תְּשֻׁא֕וֹת (tə·šu·’ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8663.htm">Strong's 8663: </a> A crashing, loud clamor ‘Grace, חֵ֥ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> Graciousness, subjective, objective grace חֵ֖ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> Graciousness, subjective, objective to it!’” לָֽהּ׃ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zechariah/4-7.htm">Zechariah 4:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 4:7 Who are you great mountain? 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