Zechariah 4:5

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

3Also two olive trees are by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on the left side of it.’ 4Then I responded by saying to the angel speaking with me, ‘What are these, my lord?’ The angel who spoke with me responded by asking me, ‘You do not know what these are?’ I replied, ‘No, my lord.’ 6Then he responded to me by saying, ‘This is the word of Adonai to Zerubbabel saying: “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Ruach!” says Adonai-Tzva’ot. 7“What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. He will bring out the capstone with shouts of “Grace, grace” to it.’”

Zechariah 4:5 word by word

וַ֠יַּעַן הַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּי֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י הֲל֥וֹא יָדַ֖עְתָּ מָה־הֵ֣מָּה אֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֖ר לֹ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• that talkedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with me answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• No, my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for Zechariah 4:5

• Zechariah 4:13He said to me, “You do not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
• Mark 4:13He said to them, “Don’t you grasp this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?
• Genesis 41:16Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, “It’s not within me. God will answer with shalom for Pharaoh.”
• Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
• Daniel 2:30But as for me, this mystery is not revealed to me because I posses more wisdom than any other living person, but in order that the king may know the interpretation and understand 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—so we might come to know the things 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