Zechariah 4:2-3

New Living Translation

²“What do you see now?” he asked.

I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks. ³And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl.”

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Zechariah 4:2-3

The Message

^2-3He said, “What do you see?”

I answered, “I see a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top. Seven lamps, each with seven spouts, are set on the bowl. And there are two olive trees, one on either side of the bowl.”

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Zechariah 4:2-3

Amplified Bible

²He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, a ^[a]lampstand all of gold, with its bowl [for oil] on the top of it and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it.^(A) ³And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side [supplying it continuously with oil].”^(B)

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Footnotes

Zechariah 4:2 The lampstand may symbolize Israel as a light to the nations.

Zechariah 4:2-3

New American Standard Bible

²And he said to me, “^(A)What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a ^(B)lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its ^(C)seven lamps on it with seven ^[a]spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it; ³also ^(D)two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.”