New King James Version
Zechariah 4:5
5Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
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 Living Translation (NLT)“Don’t you know?” the angel asked. “No, my lord,” I replied.
Context of Zechariah 4:5
3Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.” 4So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?” 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.” 6So he answered and 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. 7‘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!” ’ ”
Read all of Zechariah 4Zechariah 4:5 word by word
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 4:13Then he answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are?” And 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 41:16So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
- Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.
- Daniel 2:30But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.
- 1 Corinthians 2:12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to 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
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