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Zechariah 4:12-14
The Message
Zechariah 4:12-14
The Message
11-12 “And the two olive trees on either side of the lampstand?” I asked. “What’s the meaning of them? And while you’re at it, the two branches of the olive trees that feed oil to the lamps—what do they mean?”
13 He said, “You haven’t figured that out?”
I said, “No, sir.”
14 He said, “These are the two who stand beside the Master of the whole earth and supply golden lamp oil worldwide.”
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Zechariah 4:12-14
King James Version
Zechariah 4:12-14
King James Version
12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
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Zechariah 4:12-14
New International Version
Zechariah 4:12-14
New International Version
12 Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”
13 He replied, “Do you not know what these are?”
“No, my lord,” I said.
14 So he said, “These are the two who are anointed(A) to[a] serve the Lord of all the earth.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 4:14 Or two who bring oil and
Zechariah 4:12-14
New King James Version
Zechariah 4:12-14
New King James Version
12 And I further answered and said to him, “What are these two olive branches that drip [a]into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?”
13 Then he answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are?”
And I said, “No, my lord.”
14 So he said, (A)“These are the two [b]anointed ones, (B)who stand beside the Lord of the whole earth.”
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- Zechariah 4:12 Lit. into the hands of
- Zechariah 4:14 Lit. sons of fresh oil
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