Zechariah 4:4

4 And I said to ¹the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord? ”

Zechariah 4:4 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 4:4

So I answered, and spake to the angel that talked with me,
&c.] The same that awoke him out of sleep, and asked him what he saw: saying, What [are] these, my lord?
that is, what do they signify? what do they represent? or what are they emblems of? for he knew what they were; that they were a candlestick, and two olive trees; but he was desirous of knowing what the meaning of them were.

Zechariah 4:4 In-Context

2 And he said to me, “What do you see? ” I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it.

3 And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left. ”

4 And I said to the angel who talked with me, “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? ” I said, “No, my lord. ”

6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

Cross References

• 1. 4:4 [See ver. 1 above]