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10b The angel said to me, “The seven lamps are the seven eyes of the Lord, which see all over the earth.”[a]

11 (A)Then I asked him, “What do the two olive trees on either side of the lampstand mean? 12 And what is the meaning of the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the olive oil pours?”

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  1. Zechariah 4:10 Verses 10b-14 are moved here from the end of the chapter in order to retain the natural sequence of the narrative.

10 “Who dares despise the day(A) of small things,(B) since the seven eyes(C) of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone[a] in the hand of Zerubbabel?”(D)

11 Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees(E) on the right and the left of the lampstand?”

12 Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”

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  1. Zechariah 4:10 Or the plumb line