Zechariah 4:12
And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
Zechariah 4:12 in other translations
| BSB | And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?” |
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| WEB | I asked him the second time, “What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that pour the golden oil out of themselves?” |
| ASV | And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden oil out of themselves? |
| YLT | And I answer a second time, and say unto him, ‘What are the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?' |
| DARBY | And I answered the second time and said unto him, What are the two olive-branches which are beside the two golden tubes that empty the gold out of themselves? |
| BBE | And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out? |
| Webster | And I answered again, and said to him, What are these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? |
What does Zechariah 4:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 4:11-12
11-12. Zechariah three times (Zec 4:4, 11, 12) asks as to the two olives before he gets an answer; the question becomes more minute each time. What he at first calls "two olive trees," he afterwards calls "branches," as on closer looking he observes that the "branches" of the trees are the channels through which a continual flow of oil dropped into the bowl of the lamps (Zec 4:2), and that this is the purpose for…
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 4:11-14
Zechariah desires to know what are the two olive trees. Zerubbabel and Joshua, this prince and this priest, were endued with the gifts and graces of God's Spirit. They lived at the same time, and both were instruments in the work and service of God. Christ's offices of King and Priest were shadowed forth by them. From the union of these two offices in his person, both God and man, the fullness of grace is received…
Zechariah 4:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Zechariah 4:12
- Matthew 20:23
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
- Revelation 11:4
These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
- Haggai 1:1
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
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Context
- Zechariah 4:11
Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
- Zechariah 4:12
And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
- Zechariah 4:13
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Zechariah 4:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hablé aún de nuevo, y díjele: ¿Qué significan las dos ramas de olivas que por medio de dos tubos de oro vierten de sí aceite como oro? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je répondis une seconde fois et lui dis: Que sont les deux branches des oliviers qui, à côté des deux conduits d’or, déversent l’or d’elles-mêmes? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich hob zum zweiten Male an und sprach zu ihm: Was sind die beiden Zweige der Olivenbäume, welche neben den zwei goldenen Röhren sind, die das Gold von sich aus ergießen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et respondi secundo, et dixi ad eum: Quid sunt duæ spicæ olivarum quæ sunt juxta duo rostra aurea in quibus sunt suffusoria ex auro? |