Zechariah 4:7

Zechariah 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
• New International Version (NIV)“What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”

Context of Zechariah 4:7

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: “Big mountain, you are no problem. You will become flat ground in front of Zerubbabel. Then he will bring out the last and biggest stone of my house. The people will shout, ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ” ’ 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.

Zechariah 4:7 word by word

מִֽי־אַתָּ֧ה הַֽר־הַגָּד֛וֹל לִפְנֵ֥י זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל לְמִישֹׁ֑ר וְהוֹצִיא֙ אֶת־הָאֶ֣בֶן הָרֹאשָׁ֔ה תְּשֻׁא֕וֹת חֵ֥ן חֵ֖ן לָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou, O greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֫לzerûbbâbel · ZerubbabelH2216
• a plainמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
• and he shall bring forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• the headstoneרֹאשָׁהrô'shâh · topH7222
• the headstoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• shoutingsתְּשֻׁאָהteshû'âh · shoutH8663
• Graceחֵןchên · favorH2580

Cross-references for Zechariah 4:7

• Zechariah 14:4On that day, the Lord's feet will stand on the Mount of Olives. This mountain is east of Jerusalem. It will break in two from east to west and it will make a wide valley. Half of the mountain will move north and half of the mountain will move south.
• Psalms 114:4The mountains shook, like sheep that are jumping. The hills jumped like lambs.
• Isaiah 40:3Somebody's voice is shouting, ‘Prepare a way in the wilderness for the Lord. Make a straight road in the desert for our God.
• Isaiah 41:15‘Look at this! I will cause you to destroy your enemies, like a heavy weight that threshes grain. You will have new sharp metal points that are like teeth. You will thresh the mountains and you will break them into pieces. You will make the hills become like straw.
• Isaiah 64:1Please Lord, break open the skies and come down to help us! That would make the mountains shake!
• Jeremiah 51:25The Lord says, ‘Listen to me, Babylon! I am your enemy! You are like a strong mountain that destroys the whole earth. I will punish you with all my strength. I will push you down from your high place. I will make you a heap of ashes.
• 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.
• Micah 1:4The mountains will melt when he comes, like wax melts near a fire. The valleys will also break into pieces. They will move like water when it rushes down a hill.
• Micah 4:1In the last days, the mountain where the Lord's house is will be the highest mountain. It will be the most important of all the mountains. It will be higher than the hills, and people from many countries will go to it.
• Nahum 1:5He causes the mountains to shake and he causes the hills to become flat. The earth and all the people in the world are afraid of God.
• Habakkuk 3:6God stands ready to fight, and he causes the earth to shake. He looks at the nations and they shake with fear. The very old mountains break into pieces. The old hills fall down flat. He travels on roads that have been there for ever.
• Haggai 2:6I, the Almighty Lord also tell you this: Soon, I will cause the sky and the whole earth to shake. I will also cause the sea and the land to shake.
• Matthew 21:21Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you this: You must believe in God. You must not have other ideas in your mind. If you believe in God, then you could also do the same thing to this fig tree. You could even say to this mountain, “Move away and throw yourself into the sea!” Then it would really happen.
• Luke 3:5Fill in every valley and make every mountain and hill flat. Take away every bend so that the road is straight. Take away all the rocks so that the road is flat.
• Revelation 16:20When the ground shook, every island in the sea disappeared. There were no more mountains anywhere.
• Zechariah 4:9‘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.

Commentaries on Zechariah 4:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7O great mountain? - The hinderances which were thrown in the way; the regal prohibition to discontinue the building of the temple. Before Zerubbabel - a plain - The sovereign power of God shall remove them. March on, Zerubbabel; all shall be made plain and smooth before thee. I have given thee the work to do, and I will remove all hinderances out of thy way. He shall bring forth the headstone - As he has laid the foundation stone, so shall he put on the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Who art thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt be a plain - The words have the character of a sacred proverb; “Every one that exalteth himself shall be abased” Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14. Isaiah prophesies the victories of the Gospel in the same imagery, “Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight and the rough places plain” Isaiah 40:4. And in the New Testament Paul says…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7O great mountain … become a plain: This phrase is a metaphor used in both the Old Testament (see Isaiah 40:4; 49:11) and the New Testament (see Matthew 17:20; 1 Corinthians 13:2). It means that faith in God helps people overcome difficult challenges. The capstone or headstone, which is the final stone, completes a stone wall or building (see Psalm 118:22). Grace, grace to it! is a prayer asking for God's favor and blessing on the new temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. All mountain-like obstacles (Is 40:4; 49:11) in Zerubbabel's way shall be removed, so that the crowning top-stone shall be put on, and the completion of the work be acknowledged as wholly of "grace." Antitypically, the antichristian last foe of Israel, the obstacle preventing her establishment in Palestine, about to be crushed before Messiah, is probably meant (Jr 51:25; Da 2:34, 44; Mt 21:44). bring forth the head-stone--Primarily, bring it forth from…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