Zechariah 4:7

Zechariah 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
• New International Version (NIV)“What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who 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!'"
• New Living Translation (NLT)Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel’s way; it will become a level plain before him! And when Zerubbabel sets the final stone of the Temple in place, the people will shout: ‘May God bless it! May God bless it!’”

Context of Zechariah 4:7

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.” 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. ‘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!” ’ ” 8Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 9“The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know That the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

Zechariah 4:7 word by word

מִֽי־אַתָּ֧ה הַֽר־הַגָּד֛וֹל לִפְנֵ֥י זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל לְמִישֹׁ֑ר וְהוֹצִיא֙ אֶת־הָאֶ֣בֶן הָרֹאשָׁ֔ה תְּשֻׁא֕וֹת חֵ֥ן חֵ֖ן לָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou, O greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֫לzerûbbâbel · ZerubbabelH2216
• a plainמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
• and he shall bring forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• the headstoneרֹאשָׁהrô'shâh · topH7222
• the headstoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• shoutingsתְּשֻׁאָהteshû'âh · shoutH8663
• Graceחֵןchên · favorH2580

Cross-references for Zechariah 4:7

• Zechariah 14:4And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.
• Psalms 114:4The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs.
• Isaiah 40:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.
• Isaiah 41:15“Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, And make the hills like chaff.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence—
• Jeremiah 51:25“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, Who destroys all the earth,” says the Lord. “And I will stretch out My hand against you, Roll you down from the rocks, And make you a burnt mountain.
• Daniel 2:34You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
• Micah 1:4The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split Like wax before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.
• Micah 4:1Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the Lord’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before Him, The hills melt, And the earth heaves at His presence, Yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
• Habakkuk 3:6He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting.
• Haggai 2:6“For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land;
• Matthew 21:21So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.
• Luke 3:5Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth;
• Revelation 16:20Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
• Zechariah 4:9“The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it. Then you will know That the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

Commentaries on Zechariah 4:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7O great mountain? - The hinderances which were thrown in the way; the regal prohibition to discontinue the building of the temple. Before Zerubbabel - a plain - The sovereign power of God shall remove them. March on, Zerubbabel; all shall be made plain and smooth before thee. I have given thee the work to do, and I will remove all hinderances out of thy way. He shall bring forth the headstone - As he has laid the foundation stone, so shall he put on the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Who art thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt be a plain - The words have the character of a sacred proverb; “Every one that exalteth himself shall be abased” Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14. Isaiah prophesies the victories of the Gospel in the same imagery, “Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight and the rough places plain” Isaiah 40:4. And in the New Testament Paul says…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7O great mountain … become a plain: This phrase is a metaphor used in both the Old Testament (see Isaiah 40:4; 49:11) and the New Testament (see Matthew 17:20; 1 Corinthians 13:2). It means that faith in God helps people overcome difficult challenges. The capstone or headstone, which is the final stone, completes a stone wall or building (see Psalm 118:22). Grace, grace to it! is a prayer asking for God's favor and blessing on the new temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. All mountain-like obstacles (Is 40:4; 49:11) in Zerubbabel's way shall be removed, so that the crowning top-stone shall be put on, and the completion of the work be acknowledged as wholly of "grace." Antitypically, the antichristian last foe of Israel, the obstacle preventing her establishment in Palestine, about to be crushed before Messiah, is probably meant (Jr 51:25; Da 2:34, 44; Mt 21:44). bring forth the head-stone--Primarily, bring it forth from…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