Zechariah 4:10

Zechariah 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
• New International Version (NIV)“Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. "These seven are the eyes of the Lord, which range through the whole earth."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the Lord, Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”

Context of Zechariah 4:10

8Then the Lord's message came to me, Zechariah. He said, 9‘Zerubbabel has put down the first stone of my house. He will also finish it.’ Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. Everyone should know that the day of small things is important. Men will see Zerubbabel. Then they will sing and they will be happy. They will see him with a line in his hand to measure the walls. The Lord sees everything in the whole earth. (The seven lights are the seven eyes of the Lord.) 11Then I said to the angel, ‘What are these two olive trees that stand on the right and on the left of the lampstand?’ 12A second time I spoke to the angel, ‘What are these two branches of the olive trees? They are next to the gold pipes and oil comes from those pipes.’

Zechariah 4:10 word by word

כִּ֣י מִ֣י בַז֮ לְי֣וֹם קְטַנּוֹת֒ וְשָׂמְח֗וּ וְרָא֞וּ אֶת־הָאֶ֧בֶן הַבְּדִ֛יל בְּיַ֥ד זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל שִׁבְעָה־אֵ֑לֶּה עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה הֵ֥מָּה מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For who hath despisedבּוּזbûz · to despiseH936
• the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of small thingsקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• for they shall rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• and shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the plummetבְּדִילbedîyl · tinH913
• the plummetאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• in the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֫לzerûbbâbel · ZerubbabelH2216
• those sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• which run to and froשׁוּטshûţ · to roveH7751
• through the whole earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Zechariah 4:10

• Ezra 3:12But many of the older priests, Levites and leaders wept aloud. They were sad because they had seen the temple as it had been before. They remembered how beautiful it had been. At the same time, many other people shouted because they were happy.
• Nehemiah 4:2His officers and Samaria's army were with him. He said to them, ‘Those Jews have great ideas, but they are weak. How will they ever repair the wall? Will they give sacrifices to their God? Will that help them to repair the wall in one day? They will never build anything from this heap of stones that fire has destroyed!’
• Job 8:7You will be successful in the future, with more riches than you had before.
• Proverbs 4:18The life of righteous people is like the sun at dawn. It gets brighter and brighter until midday.
• Daniel 2:34While you looked, someone cut out a large stone from a mountain. But no human hand did this. The stone hit the statue on its iron and clay feet. The stone broke them into pieces.
• Hosea 6:3We should respect the Lord's authority. We must try to know him better. Then he will certainly come to rescue us. He will come to us as surely as the sun appears each morning. He will help us as surely as the rain comes in spring and it makes the ground wet for plants to grow.’
• Haggai 2:3The Lord says, ‘Some of you will remember how beautiful my temple was in past times. Look at it now! It seems nothing like it was before.
• Matthew 13:31Jesus told the people another story. He said, ‘I will tell you again what the kingdom of heaven is like. It is like a very small seed of the plant called mustard. A man took this seed and he planted it in his field.
• 1 Corinthians 1:28God chose to use things that people think are useless. People who belong to this world do not like those things. They think that they have no value. God did this so that the things that seem important would become unimportant.
• Isaiah 66:11Jerusalem will take care of you like a mother. She will give you all that you need, like a mother that feeds her baby with milk. The great blessing that comes from her full breasts will make you very happy.
• Luke 15:5When he finds the sheep, he is very happy. He lifts it up and he puts it across his shoulders.
• Amos 7:7Then the Lord showed this vision to me. The Lord God was standing next to a wall. In his hand was a string with a heavy weight on its end. The Lord was hanging the string down the wall. He was looking to see whether the wall was straight.
• Zechariah 3:9See the stone that I have put in front of Joshua! It is a stone with seven sides and I will cut words in the stone”, says the Lord Almighty. “I will remove the sin of this country's people in one day.”
• Revelation 8:2Then I saw the seven angels who stand in front of God. Someone gave them seven trumpets.
• Zechariah 1:10The man who was standing among the trees answered, ‘The Lord has sent these horses to go to all the places on the earth.’
• 2 Chronicles 16:9The Lord carefully watches over the whole earth. If people serve him faithfully, he makes them strong. But you have done a foolish thing. As a result, you will now always be fighting wars.’

Commentaries on Zechariah 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Who hath despised the day of small things? - The poverty, weakness, and unbefriended state of the Jews. It was said, "What do these feeble Jews?" "Will they build," etc.? No. But God will build by them, and perfect his building too. And shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel - He is master builder under God, the grand architect. Those seven - are the eyes of the Lord - Either referring to his particular and especial providence; or to those…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The simplest rendering is marked by the accents. “For who hath despised the day of small things? and (that is, seeing that there have rejoiced and seen the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, these seven, the Eyes of the Lord, they are running to and fro in all the earth,” 1:e., since God hath with joy and good-pleasure beheld the progress of the work of Zerubbabel, who can despise the day of small things? The day of small things was not only that of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-10Verses 8-10 The exact fulfilment of Scripture prophecies is a convincing proof of their Divine original. Though the instruments be weak and unlikely, yet God often chooses such, to bring about great things by them. Let not the dawning light be despised; it will shine more and more to the perfect day. Those who despaired of finishing the work, shall rejoice when they see Zerubbabel giving directions what to do, and taking care that the work be done. It is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10A plumb line is a cord with a tin or lead weight at one end. It helps ensure a wall is vertical in construction. these seven eyes: Seven represents completeness or perfection. God observes everything on earth and controls the destinies of people and nations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. who ... despised ... small things--He reproves their ungrateful unbelief, which they felt because of the humble beginning, compared with the greatness of the undertaking; and encourages them with the assurance that their progress in the work, though small, was an earnest of great and final success, because Jehovah's eye is upon Zerubbabel and the work, to support Him with His favor. Contrast, "great is the day of Jezreel" (Ho 1:11) with "the day of…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Zechariah 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings