Zechariah 4:8

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."

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,

Good News Translation
Another message came to me from the Lord .

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:

Contextual Overview

¹ The Messenger-Angel again called me to attention. It was like being wakened out of deep sleep. ²He said, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top. Seven lamps, each with seven spouts, are set on the bowl. And there are two olive trees, one on either side of the bowl." ⁴ Then I asked the Messenger-Angel, "What does this mean, sir?" ⁵The 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!'" ⁸After 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."

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Reciprocal: Zechariah 6:15 - and ye

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
Time passed. Cain brought an offering to God from the produce of his farm. Abel also brought an offering, but from the firstborn animals of his herd, choice cuts of meat. God liked Abel and his offering, but Cain and his offering didn't get his approval. Cain lost his temper and went into a sulk.

Genesis 4:6
God spoke to Cain: "Why this tantrum? Why the sulking? If you do well, won't you be accepted? And if you don't do well, sin is lying in wait for you, ready to pounce; it's out to get you, you've got to master it."

Genesis 4:9
God said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "How should I know? Am I his babysitter?"

Genesis 4:10
God said, "What have you done! The voice of your brother's blood is calling to me from the ground. From now on you'll get nothing but curses from this ground; you'll be driven from this ground that has opened its arms to receive the blood of your murdered brother. You'll farm this ground, but it will no longer give you its best. You'll be a homeless wanderer on Earth."

Genesis 4:15
God told him, "No. Anyone who kills Cain will pay for it seven times over." God put a mark on Cain to protect him so that no one who met him would kill him.

Matthew 23:35
"You can't squirm out of this: Every drop of righteous blood ever spilled on this earth, beginning with the blood of that good man Abel right down to the blood of Zechariah, Barachiah's son, whom you murdered at his prayers, is on your head. All this, I'm telling you, is coming down on you, on your generation.

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.”