Zechariah 4:3

Zechariah 4:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.”

Context of Zechariah 4:3

1The angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me up as one might wake up someone who is sleeping. 2He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a solid gold lamp stand with a bowl on top and seven lamps on it. There are seven spouts for each lamp that is on top of it. There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.” 4I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What do these things mean, sir?” 5Then the angel asked me, “Don’t you know what they mean?” “No, sir,” I answered.

Zechariah 4:3 word by word

וּשְׁנַ֥יִם זֵיתִ֖ים עָלֶ֑יהָ אֶחָד֙ מִימִ֣ין הַגֻּלָּ֔ה וְאֶחָ֖ד עַל־שְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• olive treesזַ֫יִתzayith · oliveH2132
• by it, oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• upon the rightיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• of the bowlגֻּלָּהgûllâh · bowlH1543
• upon the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040

Cross-references for Zechariah 4:3

• Zechariah 4:11I asked the angel, “What do these two olive trees at the right and the left of the lamp stand mean?”
• Judges 9:9But the olive tree responded, ‘Should I stop producing oil, which people use to honor gods and humans, in order to rule the trees?’
• Romans 11:17But some of the olive branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive branch, have been grafted in their place. You get your nourishment from the roots of the olive tree.
• Revelation 11:4These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands standing in the presence of the Lord of the earth.

Commentaries on Zechariah 4:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3gold lampstand: The golden menorah in the Tabernacle was first described in Exodus 25:31. A similar lampstand was later placed in the new temple. It served as a symbol of God’s purity and holiness and of the light that comes from his revelation. The two olive trees represent the roles of priest and king in Israel. They symbolize Jeshua and Zerubbabel. The golden oil represents God's Holy Spirit (see also Zechariah 4:12–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. two olive trees--supplying oil to the bowl. The Holy Ghost, who fills with His fulness Messiah (the anointed: the "bowl"), from whom flow supplies of grace to the Church. by it--literally, "upon it," that is, growing so as somewhat to overtop it. For the explanation of the "two" see Zec 4:12, 14.Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 4:3

• Holy Spirit
• Olive
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Bowl
• Olivetree
• Wake
• Bible, the
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Joshua (3)
• Zechariah, Book of

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