⁶ Then he told me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘·You will not succeed by your own strength or by your own power [^TNot by might, nor by power], but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts].

⁷ “Who are you, ·big [mighty; great] mountain? ·In front of [Compared with] Zerubbabel you will become ·flat land [a level plain], and he will bring out the ·topmost stone [capstone], ·shouting [or amid shouting], ‘·It’s beautiful! It’s beautiful [or Blessings, Blessings upon it; ^LGrace, Grace to it]!’”

⁸ Then the ·Lord spoke his word [^Lword of the Lord came] to me again, saying, ⁹ “[^LThe hands of] Zerubbabel has laid the foundation of this ·Temple [^Lhouse; Ezra 3:7–13], and he will complete it [Ezra 6:13–18]. Then you will know that the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts] has sent me to you.

¹⁰ “·The people should not think that small beginnings are unimportant [^LFor who despises the day of small things?]. ·They [or These seven eyes] will ·be happy [rejoice] when they see Zerubbabel with ·tools [or his plumb line; or the chosen capstone], building the Temple.

“(These are the seven eyes of the Lord, which look back and forth across the earth.)”