Zechariah 4:11

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹¹Then I asked the angel, "What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?"¹²And I questioned him further, "What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?" ¹³"Do you not know what these are?" he inquired. "No, my lord," I replied. ¹⁴So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth."

Bible Verse Review
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What: Zechariah 4:3, Revelation 11:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 27:20 - pure oil olive beaten Exodus 37:17 - the candlestick of Leviticus 24:4 - the pure 1 Kings 7:49 - the candlesticks 1 Chronicles 28:15 - the candlesticks 2 Chronicles 4:7 - ten candlesticks Zechariah 1:9 - what Zechariah 1:19 - What Revelation 4:5 - seven

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.

Genesis 4:14
Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

Genesis 4:15
"Not so!" replied the LORD. "If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold." And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.

Genesis 4:16
So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Genesis 4:19
And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

Genesis 4:20
And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.

Genesis 4:21
And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.

Genesis 4:26
And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to invoke the name of the LORD.

Job 16:18
O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and no longer conceal her slain.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then answered I, and said unto him,.... To the angel that talked with him, Zechariah 4:1:

What [are] these two olive trees upon the right [side] of the candlestick, and upon the [left] side thereof? in Zechariah 4:2 they are said to be on each side of the bowl. The mystery of the candlestick being explained to Zechariah by the angel, the prophet desires to know the meaning of the two olive trees that were on the right and left of it, one on one side, and the other on the other side.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I answered and said - The vision, as a whole, had been explained to him. The prophet asks as to subordinate parts, which seemed perhaps inconsistent with the whole. If the whole imports that everything should be done by the Spirit of God, not by human power, what means it that there are these two olive-trees? And when the Angel returned no answer, to invite perhaps closer attention and a more definite question, he asks again;

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Zechariah 4:11. What are these two olive trees — See on Zechariah 4:2.