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Zechariah 4:4-10
New King James Version
Zechariah 4:4-10
New King James Version
4 So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”
5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?”
And I said, “No, my lord.”
6 So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel:
(B)‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
7 ‘Who are you, (C)O great mountain?
Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!
And he shall bring forth (D)the capstone
(E)With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”
8 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
9 “The hands of Zerubbabel
(F)Have laid the foundation of this [a]temple;
His hands (G)shall also finish it.
Then (H)you will know
That the (I)Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.
10 For who has despised the day of (J)small things?
For these seven rejoice to see
The [b]plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
(K)They are the eyes of the Lord,
Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 4:9 Lit. house
- Zechariah 4:10 Lit. plummet stone
Zechariah 4:4-10
New International Version
Zechariah 4:4-10
New International Version
4 I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”
5 He answered, “Do you not know what these are?”
“No, my lord,” I replied.(A)
6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:(B) ‘Not(C) by might nor by power,(D) but by my Spirit,’(E) says the Lord Almighty.
7 “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground.(F) Then he will bring out the capstone(G) to shouts(H) of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation(I) of this temple; his hands will also complete it.(J) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me(K) to you.
10 “Who dares despise the day(L) of small things,(M) since the seven eyes(N) of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone[a] in the hand of Zerubbabel?”(O)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 4:10 Or the plumb line
Zechariah 4:4-10
King James Version
Zechariah 4:4-10
King James Version
4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
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.
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.
7 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.
8 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
9 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.
10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
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Zechariah 4:4-10
English Standard Version
Zechariah 4:4-10
English Standard Version
4 And I said to (A)the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?” 5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, (B)“Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” 6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to (C)Zerubbabel: (D)Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. 7 Who are you, (E)O great mountain? Before (F)Zerubbabel (G)you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward (H)the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9 (I)“The hands of (J)Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also (K)complete it. (L)Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 10 (M)For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see (N)the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
(O)“These seven (P)are the eyes of the Lord, (Q)which range through the whole earth.”
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Zechariah 4:4-10
New American Standard Bible
Zechariah 4:4-10
New American Standard Bible
4 Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, “What are these, (A)my lord?” 5 So (B)the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “(C)Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” 6 Then he said to [a]me, “This is the word of the Lord to (D)Zerubbabel, saying, ‘(E)Not by might nor by power, but by My (F)Spirit,’ says the Lord of armies. 7 ‘What are you, you great (G)mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring out the top stone with (H)shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”
8 Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have (I)laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will (J)finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of armies has sent me to [b]you. 10 For who has shown contempt for the day of (K)small things? [c]But these (L)seven will rejoice when they see the [d](M)plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—they are the (N)eyes of the Lord (O)roaming throughout the earth.”
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- Zechariah 4:6 Lit me, saying
- Zechariah 4:9 Lit you (plural)
- Zechariah 4:10 Or But they will rejoice when they see...Zerubbabel. These seven are the eyes of the Lord
- Zechariah 4:10 Lit plummet stone
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