Zechariah 4:8

Good News Translation

Another message came to me from the Lord .

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version (1611)
Moreouer the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying;

King James Version
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to me again, saying,

Amplified Bible
Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Also the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me:

Contemporary English Version
The Lord spoke to me again and said:

Complete Jewish Bible
This message from Adonai came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord 's message to me also said,

George Lamsa Translation
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

American Standard Version
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

English Revised Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

World English Bible
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,

Update Bible Version
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New English Translation
Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me as follows:

New King James Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

New Living Translation
Then another message came to me from the Lord :

New Life Bible
Also the Word of the Lord came to me saying,

New Revised Standard
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto me, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer, the worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:

THE MESSAGE
After that, the Word of God came to me: "Zerubbabel started rebuilding this Temple and he will complete it. That will be your confirmation that God -of-the-Angel-Armies sent me to you. Does anyone dare despise this day of small beginnings? They'll change their tune when they see Zerubbabel setting the last stone in place!" Going back to the vision, the Messenger-Angel said, "The seven lamps are the eyes of God probing the dark corners of the world like searchlights."

Contextual Overview

¹ The angel who had been speaking to me came again and roused me as if I had been sleeping. ² "What do you see?" he asked. "A lampstand made of gold," I answered. "At the top is a bowl for the oil. On the lampstand are seven lamps, each one with places for seven wicks. ³ There are two olive trees beside the lampstand, one on each side of it." ⁴ Then I asked the angel, "What do these things stand for, sir?" ⁵ "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." ⁶ The angel told me to give Zerubbabel this message from the Lord : "You will succeed, not by military might or by your own strength, but by my spirit. ⁷ Obstacles as great as mountains will disappear before you. You will rebuild the Temple, and as you put the last stone in place, the people will shout, ‘Beautiful, beautiful!'" ⁸ Another message came to me from the Lord . ⁹ He said, "Zerubbabel has laid the foundation of the Temple, and he will finish the building. When this happens, my people will know that it is I who sent you to them. They are disappointed because so little progress is being made. But they will see Zerubbabel continuing to build the Temple, and they will be glad." ¹⁰ The angel said to me, "The seven lamps are the seven eyes of the Lord , which see all over the earth."

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Zechariah 6:15 - and ye

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord .

Genesis 4:6
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?

Genesis 4:9
The Lord asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?"

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.

Genesis 4:12
If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."

Genesis 4:15
But the Lord answered, "No. If anyone kills you, seven lives will be taken in revenge." So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who met him not to kill him.

Genesis 4:24
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me."

Genesis 4:26
Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. It was then that people began using the Lord 's holy name in worship.

2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner arrived in Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate, as though he wanted to speak privately with him, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. And so Abner was murdered because he had killed Joab's brother Asahel.

2 Samuel 14:6
Sir, I had two sons, and one day they got into a quarrel out in the fields, where there was no one to separate them, and one of them killed the other.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. As follows; which is a confirmation of the angel's interpretation of the vision.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the word of the Lord - Keil: “This word of the Lord is not addressed through ‘the interpreting angel,’ but direct from the Lord, and that through the ‘Angel of the Lord’ . For though in the first instance the words, “the hands of Zerubbabel etc.,” relate to the building of the material temple, and announce its completion through Zerubbabel yet the inference, “and thou shalt know theft the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you,” shows that the meaning is not exhausted thereby, but that here too this building is mentioned only as a type of the building of the spiritual temple ; and the completion of the typical temple is but a pledge of the completion of the true temple. For not through the completion of the material temple, but only through the building of the kingdom of God, shadowed forth by it, can Judah know, that the Angel of the Lord was sent to him.”