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English Standard Version

Zechariah 4:13

He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Symbols and Similitudes;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Oil;   Olive;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Messiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Olive-Tree;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Messiah;   Zechariah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Priests and Levites;   Zerubbabel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Zechariah, Prophecy of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hearth;   Zechariah, Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for January 9;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he inquired of me, “Don’t you know what these are?”
Hebrew Names Version
He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
King James Version (1611)
And hee answered mee and said; Knowest thou not what these be? and I said, No, my Lord.
King James Version
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
New American Standard Bible
So he answered me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
New Century Version
He answered, "Don't you know what they are?" "No, sir," I said.
Amplified Bible
And he answered me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee answered me, and saide, Knowest thou not what these bee? And I sayde, No, my Lorde.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he answered me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Legacy Standard Bible
So he spoke to me, saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Berean Standard Bible
"Do you not know what these are?" he inquired. "No, my lord," I replied.
Contemporary English Version
"Don't you know?" he asked. "No sir, I don't," was my answer.
Complete Jewish Bible
He replied, "Don't you know what they are?" I answered, "No, my Lord."
Darby Translation
And he spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the angel said to me, "Don't you know what these things mean?" I said, "No, sir."
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to me, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Good News Translation
He asked me, "Don't you know?" "No, I don't, sir," I answered.
Lexham English Bible
And he replied to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
Literal Translation
And he spoke to me, saying, Do you not know what these are ? And I said, No, my lord.
American Standard Version
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Bible in Basic English
And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he answered me and said: 'Knowest thou not what these are?' And I said: 'No, my lord.'
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He aunswered me & said: Knowest thou not what these be? & I said, no my lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to me, Knowest thou not what these are? and I said, No, my lord.
English Revised Version
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
World English Bible
He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to me, and spak, Whether thou woost not what ben these thingis?
Update Bible Version
And he answered me and said, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these [are]? And I said, No, my lord.
New English Translation
He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" And I said, "No, sir."
New King James Version
Then he answered me and said, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
New Living Translation
"Don't you know?" he asked. "No, my lord," I replied.
New Life Bible
He answered me saying, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my lord."
New Revised Standard
He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he spake unto me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord.
Revised Standard Version
He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord."
Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, `No, my lord.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He answered me, & sayde: knowest thou not, what these be? And I sayde: No, my lorde.
THE MESSAGE
He said, "You haven't figured that out?" I said, "No, sir."

Contextual Overview

11 Then I said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?" 12 And a second time I answered and said to him, "What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?" 13 He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." 14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Knowest: Zechariah 4:5, Hebrews 5:11, Hebrews 5:12

Cross-References

Job 15:22
He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword.
Revelation 16:9
They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.
Revelation 16:11
and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds.
Revelation 16:21
And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he answered me, and said,.... That is, the angel answered to the prophet's questions:

Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord;

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