Zechariah 4:5

Zechariah 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
• New International Version (NIV)He answered, “Do you not know what these are?” “No, my lord,” I replied.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Don’t you know?” the angel asked. “No, my lord,” I replied.

Context of Zechariah 4:5

3And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left." 4And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?" Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." 6Then 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. 7Who 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!'"

Zechariah 4:5 word by word

וַ֠יַּעַן הַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּי֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י הֲל֥וֹא יָדַ֖עְתָּ מָה־הֵ֣מָּה אֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֖ר לֹ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• that talkedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with me answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• No, my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for Zechariah 4:5

• Zechariah 4:13He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
• Mark 4:13And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?
• Genesis 41:16Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."
• Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.
• Daniel 2:30But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.
• 1 Corinthians 2:12Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.

Commentaries on Zechariah 4:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14This vision shows that God, through his Spirit, would help Zerubbabel and Jeshua rebuild the temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Knowest thou not, &c.--Not a reproof of his ignorance, but a stimulus to reflection on the mystery. No, my lord--ingenious confession of ignorance; as a little child he casts himself for instruction at the feet of the Lord.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