Zechariah 4 · Verse 3

Zechariah 4:3

And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
Zechariah 4:3, King James Version

Zechariah 4:3 in other translations

BSBThere are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”
WEBand two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.”
ASVand two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
YLTand two olive-trees are by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'
DARBYand two olive-trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl, and the other on the left of it.
BBEAnd two olive-trees by it, one on the right side of the cup and one on the left.
WebsterAnd two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side.

What does Zechariah 4:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. two olive trees--supplying oil to the bowl. The Holy Ghost, who fills with His fulness Messiah (the anointed: the "bowl"), from whom flow supplies of grace to the Church. by it--literally, "upon it," that is, growing so as somewhat to overtop it. For the explanation of the "two" see Zec 4:12, 14.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 4:1-7

The prophet's spirit was willing to attend, but the flesh was weak. We should beg of God that, whenever he speaks to us, he would awaken us, and we should then stir up ourselves. The church is a golden candlestick, or lamp-bearer, set up for enlightening this dark world, and holding forth the light of Divine revelation. Two olive trees were seen, one on each side the candlestick, from which oil flowed into the bowl…

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Zechariah 4:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimand twoH8147
זֵיתִ֖יםzei.Timolive treesH2132
עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.ha[were] at itH5921
אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH259
מִימִ֣יןmi.Minfrom [the] right [side] ofH3225
הַגֻּלָּ֔הha.gu.Lahthe bowlH1543
וְאֶחָ֖דve.'e.Chadand oneH259
עַל\־'al-atH5921
שְׂמֹאלָֽהּ\׃se.mo.Lahleft [side] itsH8040

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Zechariah 4:3

  • Revelation 11:4

    These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

  • Romans 11:17

    And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

  • Zechariah 4:14

    Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

  • Zechariah 4:11-12

    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? 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?

  • Romans 11:24

    For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

  • Judges 9:9

    But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11,12,14; Jud 9:9; Ro 11:17,24; Re 11:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Zechariah 4:2

    And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

  • Zechariah 4:3

    And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

  • Zechariah 4:4

    So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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Zechariah 4:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sobre él dos olivas, la una á la derecha del vaso, y la otra á su izquierda.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et deux oliviers auprès de lui, l’un à la droite de la coupe, et l’autre à sa gauche.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und zwei Olivenbäume neben demselben, einer zur Rechten des Ölbehälters und einer zu seiner Linken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et duæ olivæ super illud: una a dextris lampadis, et una a sinistris ejus.