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Zechariah Chapter 4

The golden menorah

4:1 And the angelמַלְאָךְ
Transliteration: mal’āḵ Pronunciation: mal-awk’ angel, messenger or representative. For more info click here 
came and talked with me returned, and woke me up, like a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
4:2 And said to me, What do you see? And I said, I looked, and saw a menorah מְנוֹרָה
mᵊnôrâ pronounced:men-o-raw’ Lamp stand or candlestick For more info click here
all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it, and seven spouts each to the seven lamps on the top of it:
4:3 And two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.
4:4 So I answered and spoke to the angelמַלְאָךְ
Transliteration: mal’āḵ Pronunciation: mal-awk’ angel, messenger or representative. For more info click here
that talked with me, saying, What [are] these, my lord?
4:5 Then the angelמַלְאָךְ
Transliteration: mal’āḵ Pronunciation: mal-awk’ angel, messenger or representative. For more info click here
that talked with me answered and said to me, Don’t you know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
4:6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This [is] the word of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by an army, not by strength, but through My spirit, says YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
of hosts.
4:7 Who [are] you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel [you shall] become a plain: and he shall bring out the top-stone with shouts: Grace, grace for it.
4:8 Then the word of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
came to me, saying,

Zerubbabel’s foundation


4:9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish [it]; then you shall know that YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
of hosts has sent me to you.
4:10 Because who is scornful on the day of small things? They shall rejoice, and shall see the stone of the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. Those seven are the eyes of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, they scan the whole earth.

Olive trees and anointed men


4:11 Then I answered, and said to him, What [are] these two olive trees on the right side of the menorahמְנוֹרָה
mᵊnôrâ pronounced:men-o-raw’ Lamp stand or candlestick For more info click here
and on the left side of it?
4:12 And I answered a second time, and said to him, What [are] these two clusters of olives which [are] next to the two golden pipes emptying the golden [oil] out of themselves?
4:13 And he answered me and said, Don’t you know what these [are]? And I said, No, my lord.
4:14 Then he said , These [are] the two anointed man, who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

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