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The Darby Translation
Zechariah 4:5
And the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Don’t you know what they are?” replied the angel who was speaking with me.
“Don’t you know what they are?” replied the angel who was speaking with me.
Hebrew Names Version
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
King James Version (1611)
Then the Angel that talked with me, answered and said vnto me; Knowest thou not what these be? and I said; No, my Lord.
Then the Angel that talked with me, answered and said vnto me; Knowest thou not what these be? and I said; No, my Lord.
King James Version
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
English Standard Version
Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
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 American Standard Bible
So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
New Century Version
The angel said, "Don't you know what they are?" "No, sir," I said.
The angel said, "Don't you know what they are?" "No, sir," I said.
Amplified Bible
Then the angel who was speaking with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Then the angel who was speaking with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Angel that talked with mee, answered and said vnto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my Lord.
Then the Angel that talked with mee, answered and said vnto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my Lord.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Legacy Standard Bible
So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Berean Standard Bible
"Do you not know what they are?" replied the angel. "No, my lord," I answered.
"Do you not know what they are?" replied the angel. "No, my lord," I answered.
Contemporary English Version
Then he asked, "Don't you know?" "No sir," I replied.
Then he asked, "Don't you know?" "No sir," I replied.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my Lord."
"Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my Lord."
Easy-to-Read Version
The angel speaking with me said, "Don't you know what these things are?" "No sir," I said.
The angel speaking with me said, "Don't you know what these things are?" "No sir," I said.
George Lamsa Translation
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, I do not know.
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, I do not know.
Good News Translation
"Don't you know?" he asked me. "No, I don't, sir," I replied. The angel said to me, "The seven lamps are the seven eyes of the Lord , which see all over the earth." Then I asked him, "What do the two olive trees on either side of the lampstand mean? And what is the meaning of the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the olive oil pours?" He asked me, "Don't you know?" "No, I don't, sir," I answered. Then he said, "These are the two men whom God has chosen and anointed to serve him, the Lord of the whole earth."
"Don't you know?" he asked me. "No, I don't, sir," I replied. The angel said to me, "The seven lamps are the seven eyes of the Lord , which see all over the earth." Then I asked him, "What do the two olive trees on either side of the lampstand mean? And what is the meaning of the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the olive oil pours?" He asked me, "Don't you know?" "No, I don't, sir," I answered. Then he said, "These are the two men whom God has chosen and anointed to serve him, the Lord of the whole earth."
Lexham English Bible
And the angel who was talking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
And the angel who was talking with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Literal Translation
And the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, Do you not know what these are ? And I said, No, my lord.
And the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, Do you not know what these are ? And I said, No, my lord.
American Standard Version
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Bible in Basic English
Then the angel who was talking to me, answering me, said, Have you no knowledge of what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Then the angel who was talking to me, answering me, said, Have you no knowledge of what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the angel that spoke with me answered and said unto me: 'Knowest thou not what these are?' And I said: 'No, my lord.'
Then the angel that spoke with me answered and said unto me: 'Knowest thou not what these are?' And I said: 'No, my lord.'
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The angell that talked with me aunswered and saide vnto me: Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No my Lorde.
The angell that talked with me aunswered and saide vnto me: Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No my Lorde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the angel that talked with me answered, and spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said, No, my lord.
And the angel that talked with me answered, and spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said, No, my lord.
English Revised Version
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
World English Bible
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the aungel that spak in me, answeride, and seide to me, Whether thou woist not what ben these thingis? And Y seide, No, my lord.
And the aungel that spak in me, answeride, and seide to me, Whether thou woist not what ben these thingis? And Y seide, No, my lord.
Update Bible Version
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, Knowest thou not what these are? and I said, No, my lord.
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, Knowest thou not what these are? and I said, No, my lord.
New English Translation
He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" So I responded, "No, sir."
He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" So I responded, "No, sir."
New King James Version
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."
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."
New Living Translation
"Don't you know?" the angel asked. "No, my lord," I replied.
"Don't you know?" the angel asked. "No, my lord," I replied.
New Life Bible
So the angel who was speaking with me said, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
So the angel who was speaking with me said, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
New Revised Standard
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then answered the messenger who was speaking with me, and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these, are? And I said, No my lord.
Then answered the messenger who was speaking with me, and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these, are? And I said, No my lord.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the angel that spoke in me answered, and said to me: Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said: No, my lord.
And the angel that spoke in me answered, and said to me: Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said: No, my lord.
Revised Standard Version
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Then the angel who talked with me answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, `Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, `No, my lord.'
And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, `Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, `No, my lord.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The angel that talked with me, answered & sayde vnto me: knowest thou not what these be? And I sayde: No, my lorde.
The angel that talked with me, answered & sayde vnto me: knowest thou not what these be? And I sayde: No, my lorde.
THE MESSAGE
The Messenger-Angel said, "Can't you tell?" "No, sir," I said. Then he said, "This is God 's Message to Zerubbabel: ‘You can't force these things. They only come about through my Spirit,' says God -of-the-Angel-Armies. ‘So, big mountain, who do you think you are? Next to Zerubbabel you're nothing but a molehill. He'll proceed to set the Cornerstone in place, accompanied by cheers: Yes! Yes! Do it!'"
The Messenger-Angel said, "Can't you tell?" "No, sir," I said. Then he said, "This is God 's Message to Zerubbabel: ‘You can't force these things. They only come about through my Spirit,' says God -of-the-Angel-Armies. ‘So, big mountain, who do you think you are? Next to Zerubbabel you're nothing but a molehill. He'll proceed to set the Cornerstone in place, accompanied by cheers: Yes! Yes! Do it!'"
Contextual Overview
1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven [lamps] and seven pipes to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof; 3 and two olive-trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl, and the other on the left of it. 4 And I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? 5 And the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord. 6 And he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts. 7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou dost become] a plain; and he shall bring forth the head-stone with shoutings: Grace, grace unto it! 8 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; and his hands shall finish it: and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you. 10 For who hath despised the day of small things? Yea, they shall rejoice [even] those seven—and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel: these are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro in the whole earth.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Knowest: Zechariah 4:13, Mark 4:13
No: Genesis 41:16, Psalms 139:6, Daniel 2:30, 1 Corinthians 2:12-15
Reciprocal: Zechariah 1:9 - the angel Zechariah 2:3 - the angel Zechariah 5:5 - the angel
Cross-References
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
Genesis 4:11
And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
Genesis 31:2
And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as previously.
And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and behold, it was not toward him as previously.
Genesis 31:5
and said to them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as previously; but the God of my father has been with me.
and said to them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as previously; but the God of my father has been with me.
Numbers 16:15
Then Moses was very wroth, and said to Jehovah, Have no regard to their oblation: not one ass have I taken from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
Then Moses was very wroth, and said to Jehovah, Have no regard to their oblation: not one ass have I taken from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
Job 5:2
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple.
Psalms 20:3
Remember all thine oblations, and accept thy burnt-offering; Selah.
Remember all thine oblations, and accept thy burnt-offering; Selah.
Matthew 20:15
is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because *I* am good?
is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because *I* am good?
Acts 13:45
But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, [contradicting and] speaking injuriously.
But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, [contradicting and] speaking injuriously.
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony of being righteous, God bearing testimony to his gifts, and by it, having died, he yet speaks.
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony of being righteous, God bearing testimony to his gifts, and by it, having died, he yet speaks.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me,.... Either to upbraid him with his ignorance and stupidity; or rather to quicken his attention, and that of others, to the interpretation of it he was about to give him:
Knowest thou not what these be? art thou ignorant of the design of them? or knowest thou not what is meant by them?
and I said, No, my lord; he made an ingenuous confession of his ignorance, joined with great respect unto, and veneration of, the angel that conversed with him.
