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1 And the angel that spoke in me came again: and he waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
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The angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me up as one might wake up someone who is sleeping.
2 And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its lamp upon the top of it: and the seven lights thereof upon it: and seven funnels for the lights that were upon the top thereof.
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He asked me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a solid gold lamp stand with a bowl on top and seven lamps on it. There are seven spouts for each lamp that is on top of it.
3 And two olive trees over it: one upon the right side of the lamp, and the other upon the left side thereof.
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There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left."
4 And I answered, and said to the angel that spoke in me, saying: What are these things, my lord?
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I asked the angel who was speaking with me, "What do these things mean, sir?"
5 And the angel that spoke in me answered, and said to me: Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said: No, my lord.
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Then the angel asked me, "Don't you know what they mean?" "No, sir," I answered.
6 And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Then he replied, "This is the word the LORD spoke to Zerubbabel: You won't [succeed] by might or by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of Armies.
7 Who art thou, O great mountain, before Zorobabel? thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring out the chief stone, and shall give equal grace to the grace thereof.
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What a high mountain you are! In front of Zerubbabel you will become a plain. He will bring out the topmost stone with shouts of 'Blessings, blessings on it!'"
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
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Then the LORD spoke his word to me. He said,
9 The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to you.
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"Zerubbabel's hands have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me to you.
10 For who hath despised little days? and they shall rejoice, and shall see the tin plummet in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, that run to and fro through the whole earth.
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Who despised the day when little things began to happen? They will be delighted when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand. (These seven eyes of the LORD roam over all the earth.)"
11 And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof?
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I asked the angel, "What do these two olive trees at the right and the left of the lamp stand mean?"
12 And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold?
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Again I asked him, "What is the meaning of the two branches from the olive trees next to the two golden pipes that are pouring out gold?"
13 And he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord.
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He asked me, "Don't you know what these things mean?" "No, sir," I answered.
14 And he said: These are two sons of oil who stand before the Lord of the whole earth.
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So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of the whole earth."
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