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10 For whoever has despised the day of small things will rejoice and will see the plumb line[a] in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

These seven are the eyes of Yahweh which are ranging throughout the whole earth.[b] 11 And I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?” 12 And I replied a second time and asked him, “What are these two twigs of olive trees[c] on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 4:10 Literally “the tin stone”; this could refer to a plumb line or a plummet
  2. Zechariah 4:10 Literally “in all the earth”
  3. Zechariah 4:12 Or “two clusters of olive branches”; literally “two ears of grain,” perhaps based on similarity of shape

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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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 4:10 Or the plumb line