Zechariah 4:2-6

2The angel said to me, ‘What do you see?’ I said, ‘I see a lampstand that is made from gold. It has seven lamps and a bowl on top which contains oil. And it has seven branches that take the oil to each lamp.

3And two olive trees are standing by the lampstand. One tree is on the right and one tree is on the left.’

4I, Zechariah, said to the angel that talked with me, ‘What does this light mean, my lord?’

5He said, ‘Do you not know what these are?’ I said, ‘No, my lord.’

6Then the angel said to me, ‘The Lord said this to Zerubbabel: “You will need my Spirit. You yourself are too weak. And you do not have enough power.” This is what the Lord Almighty says: