Zechariah 4:1

Zechariah 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.

Context of Zechariah 4:1

Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and roused me, as a man who is awakened from his sleep. 2He said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it; 3also two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.”

Zechariah 4:1 word by word

וַיָּ֕שָׁב הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֑י וַיְעִירֵ֕נִי כְּאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יֵע֥וֹר מִשְּׁנָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• who was speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with me returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• rousedעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• me, as a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• from his sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142

Cross-references for Zechariah 4:1

• Zechariah 1:9Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”
• Zechariah 2:3And behold, the angel who was speaking with me was going out, and another angel was coming out to meet him,
• Zechariah 3:6And the angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying,
• 1 Kings 19:5He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, “Arise, eat.”
• Jeremiah 31:26At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.
• Daniel 8:18Now while he was talking with me, I sank into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me and made me stand upright.
• Daniel 10:8So I was left alone and saw this great vision; yet no strength was left in me, for my natural color turned to a deathly pallor, and I retained no strength.
• Luke 9:32Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.
• Luke 22:45When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

Commentaries on Zechariah 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The angel - came again, and waked me - Abp. Newcome considers this vision as represented on the same night, Zechariah 1:8, with the preceding ones. See the latter part of Zechariah 1:10, compared with Zechariah 3:9. After some interval the prophet, overpowered with the vision which had been presented to him, was awakened from his prophetic trance as from a sleep.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The angel came again - The angel (as before Zechariah 2:3) had gone forth to receive some fresh instruction from a higher angel or from God. And awakened me - As a man is awakened out of sleep. Zechariah, overwhelmed by the greatness of the visions, must have sunk down in a sort of stupor, as after the vision of the ram and he-goat, as Gabriel was speaking with him, Daniel says, “I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground, and he touched me and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A vision of a candlestick, with two olive trees. (1-7) Further encouragement. (8-10) An explanation respecting the olive trees. (11-14) Verses 1-7 The prophet's spirit was willing to attend, but the flesh was weak. We should beg of God that, whenever he speaks to us, he would awaken us, and we should then stir up ourselves. The church is a golden candlestick, or lamp-bearer, set up for enlightening this dark world, and holding forth the light of Divine…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1woke me: Zechariah received a series of visions (Zechariah 1:7–6:8) in one night. The prophet slept briefly before this fifth vision.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. waked me--The prophet was lying in a state of ecstatic slumber with astonishment at the previous vision. "Came again, and waked me," does not imply that the angel had departed and now returned, but is an idiom for "waked me again."Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 4:1

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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