Zechariah 4 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

A Vision of the Gold Lampstand and Two Olive Trees

4 Then the angel who was talking with me returned. He woke me up. It was as if I had been asleep. ²“What do you see?” he asked me.

“I see a solid gold lampstand,” I answered. “It has a bowl on top of it. There are seven lamps on it. Seven tubes lead to the lamps. ³There are two olive trees by the lampstand. One is on its right side. The other is on its left.”

⁴I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”

⁵He answered, “Don’t you know what they are?”

“No, sir,” I replied.

⁶So he said to me, “A message from the Lord came to Zerubbabel. The Lord said, ‘Your strength will not get my temple rebuilt. Your power will not do it either. Only the power of my Spirit will do it,’ says the Lord who rules over all.

⁷“So nothing can stop Zerubbabel from completing the temple. Even a mountain of problems will be smoothed out by him. When the temple is finished, he will put its most important stone in place. Then the people will shout, ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”

⁸Then a message from the Lord came to me. His angel said, ⁹“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple. His hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.

¹⁰“Do not look down on the small amount of work done on the temple so far. The seven eyes of the Lord look over the whole earth. They will see Zerubbabel holding the most important stone. They will be filled with joy when they see it.”

¹¹Then I said to the angel, “I see two olive trees. One is on the right side of the lampstand. The other is on the left. What are these trees?”

¹²I continued, “I also see two olive branches. They are next to the two gold pipes that pour out golden olive oil. What are these branches?”

¹³He answered, “Don’t you know what they are?”

“No, sir,” I said.

¹⁴So he told me, “They are Zerubbabel and Joshua. The Lord of the whole earth has anointed them to serve him.”

Zechariah 4 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

4 And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep, 2 and he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold -- all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] upon it...
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Zechariah 4 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

4 And the angel turned again, that spake in me, and raised me, as a man that is raised (up out) of his sleep. (And the angel who spoke to me, returned, and raised me up, like a man who is raised up from his sleep.) 2 And he said to me, What seest thou? And I said, I saw, and lo! a candlestick all of...
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Zechariah 4 - World English Bible (WEB)

4 The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. 2 He said to me, “What do you see?”I said, “I have seen, and behold, a lamp stand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, ...
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Zechariah 4 - The Voice (VOICE)

4 The heavenly messenger who had been talking with me returned and stirred me, as if I had been asleep. It was time for a fifth vision. Heavenly Messenger: 2 What do you see before you?A fifth vision shows the lamp of God’s grace completing what has begun.Zechariah: I see a solid gold lampstand with...
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Zechariah 4 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Two Olive Trees and the Capstone4 Then the angel who had been speaking with me returned and woke me—like a man who is wakened from his sleep. 2 He asked me, ‘What do you see?’I replied, ‘Behold, I see a solid gold menorah with its bowl at the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven pipes for...
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Zechariah 4 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Fifth Vision: The Lampstand and Olive Trees4 And the angel who talked with me came again, and waked me, like a man that is wakened out of his sleep. 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...
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Zechariah 4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Zechariah 4 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Fifth Vision: The Lampstand and Olive Trees4 The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as one is wakened from sleep. 2 He said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it; there are seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of t...
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Zechariah 4 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Fifth Vision: The Lampstand and Olive Trees4 The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as one is wakened from sleep. 2 He said to me, ‘What do you see?’ And I said, ‘I see a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it; there are seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of t...
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Zechariah 4 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Zechariah 4 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Fifth Vision: The Lampstand and Olive Trees4 The angel who spoke with me came again and wakened me, as one is wakened from sleep.(A)2 He said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it; there are seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of th...
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Zechariah 4 - New Living Translation (NLT)

A Lampstand and Two Olive Trees4 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep. 2 “What do you see now?” he asked.I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with ...
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Zechariah 4 - New Life Version (NLV)

Zechariah Sees a Lamp-Stand4 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me up like a man would be made to wake up from his sleep. 2 He said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a gold lamp-stand with a cup at the top and seven lamps on it. And there are seven places to hold o...
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Zechariah 4 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees4 Now (A)the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, (B)as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?”So I said, “I am looking, and there is (C)a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, (D)and on the stan...
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Zechariah 4 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

The gold lampstand and the two olive trees4 Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep. 2 He asked me, ‘What do you see?’I answered, ‘I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven channels to the lamps. 3 Also...
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Zechariah 4 - New International Version (NIV)

The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees4 Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke(A) me up, like someone awakened from sleep.(B) 2 He asked me, “What do you see?”(C)I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand(D) with a bowl at the top and seven lamps(E) on it, with seven channels to the ...
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