Zechariah 4:4-6

Common English Bible

⁴ I responded to the messenger speaking with me,
    “What are these, sir?”
⁵ The messenger responded to me:
    “Don’t you know what these are?”
    I said, “No, sir. I don’t.”
⁶ He answered me:
    “This is the Lord’s word to Zerubbabel:
        Neither by power, nor by strength,
        but by my spirit, says the Lord of heavenly forces.”