Zechariah 44ZechariahCall to return and eight night visionsThe Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha The Holy Bible

The Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha The Holy BibleBerean Standard Bible

1. The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees

2. 1ENGOJBAnd the malach that spoke with me returned, and awakened me, like a man that is wakened out of his sleep.BSBBSB: Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
3. 2ENGOJBAnd he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and hinei a menorat zahav, solid gold, with an oil vessel upon the top of it, and shivah nerot (lamps) thereon, and shivah tubes to the shivah nerot (lamps), which are upon the top thereof:BSBBSB: “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
4. 3ENGOJBAnd two zeytim (olive trees) by it, one upon the right side of the oil vessel, and the other upon the left side thereof.BSBBSB: There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
5. 4ENGOJBSo I answered and spoke to the malach that spoke with me, saying, What are these, adoni?BSBBSB: “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
6. 5ENGOJBThen the malach that spoke with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, Lo (no), adoni.BSBBSB: “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
7. 6ENGOJBThen he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the Devar Hashem unto Zerubavel, saying: Not by might, nor by ko'ach (power), but by My Ruach, saith Hashem Tzva'os.BSBBSB: So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
8. 7ENGOJBWho art thou, O har hagadol (great mountain), before Zerubavel? Thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the even haroshah (cornerstone) thereof with shoutings, crying, Chen, chen (Grace, grace) unto it.BSBBSB: What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”
9. 8ENGOJBMoreover the Devar Hashem came unto me, saying:BSBBSB: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
10. 9ENGOJBThe hands of Zerubavel have laid the Yesod (foundation) of this Beis; his hands shall also finish it; then thou shalt know that Hashem Tzva'os hath sent me unto you.BSBBSB: “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
11. 10ENGOJBFor who hath despised the Yom Ketannot (day of small things)? For they shall have simcha, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubavel with these shivah; they are the eyes of Hashem, which run to and fro throughout kol ha'aretz.BSBBSB: For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
12. 11ENGOJBThen I replied by asking him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the menorah and upon the left side thereof?BSBBSB: Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
13. 12ENGOJBAnd I asked again, and said unto him, What are these two branches of the zeytim which through the two golden sprouts pour the gold-colored oil out of themselves?BSBBSB: And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”
14. 13ENGOJBAnd he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, Lo (no), adoni.BSBBSB: “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.
15. 14ENGOJBThen said he, These are the two bnei hayitzhar (sons of oil), that stand by Adon Kol Ha'aretz.BSBBSB: So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”