God’s Word Translation
Zechariah 4:5
5Then the angel asked me, “Don’t you know what they mean?” “No, sir,” I answered.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
- 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.”
Context of Zechariah 4:5
3There 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?” Then the angel asked me, “Don’t you know what they mean?” “No, sir,” I answered. 6Then he replied, “This is the word the Lord spoke to Zerubbabel: You won’t ⌞succeed⌟ by might or by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Armies. 7What a high mountain you are! In front of Zerubbabel you will become a plain. He will bring out the topmost stone with shouts of ‘Blessings, blessings on it!’ ”
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וַ֠יַּעַן הַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּי֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י הֲל֥וֹא יָדַ֖עְתָּ מָה־הֵ֣מָּה אֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֖ר לֹ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Zechariah 4:5
- Zechariah 4:13He asked me, “Don’t you know what these things mean?” “No, sir,” I answered.
- Mark 4:13Jesus asked them, “Don’t you understand this story? How, then, will you understand any of the stories I use as illustrations?
- Genesis 41:16Joseph answered Pharaoh, “I can’t, but God can give Pharaoh the answer that he needs.”
- Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is beyond my grasp. It is so high I cannot reach it.
- Daniel 2:30This secret wasn’t revealed to me because I’m wiser than anyone else. It was revealed so that you could be told the meaning and so that you would know your innermost thoughts.
- 1 Corinthians 2:12Now, we didn’t receive the spirit that belongs to the world. Instead, we received the Spirit who comes from God so that we could know the things which God has freely given us.
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
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