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Zechariah 4

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 And the angel who was talking to me came again, awaking me as a man out of his sleep.

2 And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;

3 And two olive-trees by it, one on the right side of the cup and one on the left.

4 And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?

5 Then the angel who was talking to me, answering me, said, Have you no knowledge of what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

6 This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies.

7 Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you will become level: and he will let all see the headstone, with cries of Grace, grace, to it.

8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

9 The hands of Zerubbabel have put the base of this house in place, and his hands will make it complete; and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.

10 For who has had a poor opinion of the day of small things? for they will be glad when they see the weighted measuring-line in the hand of Zerubbabel. Then he said in answer to me, These seven lights are the eyes of the Lord which go quickly up and down through all the earth.

11 And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?

12 And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?

13 And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

14 And he said, These are the two sons of oil, whose place is by the Lord of all the earth.

Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB

1 And the malach that spoke with me returned, and awakened me, like a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and hinei a menorat zahav, solid gold, with an oil vessel upon the top of it, and shivah nerot (lamps) thereon, and shivah tubes to the shivah nerot (lamps), which are upon the top thereof:

3 And two zeytim (olive trees) by it, one upon the right side of the oil vessel, and the other upon the left side thereof.

4 So I answered and spoke to the malach that spoke with me, saying, What are these, adoni?

5 Then the malach that spoke with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, Lo (no), adoni.

6 Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the Devar Hashem unto Zerubavel, saying, Not by might, nor by ko’ach (power), but by My Ruach [Hakodesh], saith Hashem Tzva’os.

7 Who art thou, O har hagadol (great mountain), before Zerubavel? Thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the even haroshah (cornerstone) thereof with shoutings, crying, Chen, chen (Grace, grace) unto it.

8 Moreover the Devar Hashem came unto me, saying,

9 The hands of Zerubavel have laid the Yesod (foundation) of this Beis [HaMikdash]; his hands shall also finish it; then thou shalt know that Hashem Tzva’os hath sent me unto you.

10 For who hath despised the Yom Ketannot (day of small things)? For they shall have simcha, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubavel with these shivah; they are the eyes of Hashem, which run to and fro throughout kol ha’aretz.

11 Then I replied by asking him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the menorah and upon the left side thereof?

12 And I asked again, and said unto him, What are these two branches of the zeytim which through the two golden sprouts pour the gold-colored oil out of themselves?

13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, Lo (no), adoni.

14 Then said he, These are the two bnei hayitzhar (sons of oil), that stand by Adon Kol HaA’retz [T.N. See Malachi 3:1 where Moshiach is referred to similarly].