1 Andfch. 1:9, 19 the angel who talked with me came againgDan. 8:18; 10:9, 10 and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see? ” I said, “I see, and behold,hSee Ex. 25:31 a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, andiEx. 25:37; [Rev. 1:12; 4:5] seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. 3 And there arej[ver. 11; Rev. 11:4] two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left. ” 4 And I said tof[See ver. 1 above] the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord? ” 5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me,kver. 12 “Do you not know what these are? ” I said, “No, my lord. ” 6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord tolSee 1 Chr. 3:19 Zerubbabel:m[Hos. 1:7] Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. 7 Who are you,n[Jer. 51:25] O great mountain? Beforel[See ver. 6 above] ZerubbabeloIsa. 40:4 you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forwardpSee ch. 3:9 the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it! ’ ”
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 9 q[Ezra 3:10] “The hands ofl[See ver. 6 above] Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall alsor[ch. 1:16] complete it.sSee ch. 2:9 Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 10 t[Hag. 2:3] For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall seeu[ch. 1:16] the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.vch. 3:9 These sevenvch. 3:9 are the eyes of the Lord,w2 Chr. 16:9; [Prov. 15:3] which range through the whole earth. ” 11 Then I said to him, “What are thesej[See ver. 3 above] two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand? ” 12 And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are thesej[See ver. 3 above] two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out? ” 13 He said to me,xver. 5 “Do you not know what these are? ” I said, “No, my lord. ” 14 Then he said,yRev. 11:4 “These are the two anointed ones who stand byzch. 6:5 the Lord of the whole earth. ”