Zechariah 4:13

13 He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

Zechariah 4:13 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 4:13

And he answered me, and said
That is, the angel answered to the prophet's questions: Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord;
(See Gill on Zechariah 4:5).

Zechariah 4:13 In-Context

11 Then I asked him, "What are these two olive trees on the right side of the menorah and on the left side of it?"

12 I asked him the second time, "What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?"

13 He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole eretz."