| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, | 1The angelic messenger who had been speaking with me then returned and woke me, as a person is wakened from sleep. |
| 2And 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: | 2He asked me, "What do you see?" I replied, "I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top and seven lamps, with fourteen pipes going to the lamps. |
| 3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. | 3There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the receptacle and the other on the left." |
| 4So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? | 4Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me, "What are these, sir?" |
| 5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. | 5He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" So I responded, "No, sir." |
| 6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. | 6Therefore he told me, "These signify the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD who rules over all." |
| 7Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. | 7"What are you, you great mountain? Because of Zerubbabel you will become a level plain! And he will bring forth the temple capstone with shoutings of 'Grace! Grace!' because of this." |
| 8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, | 8Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me as follows: |
| 9The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. | 9"The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundations of this temple, and his hands will complete it." Then you will know that the LORD who rules over all has sent me to you. |
| 10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. | 10For who dares make light of small beginnings? These seven eyes will joyfully look on the tin tablet in Zerubbabel's hand. (These are the eyes of the LORD, which constantly range across the whole earth.) |
| 11Then 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? | 11Next I asked the messenger, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the menorah?" |
| 12And 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? | 12Before he could reply I asked again, "What are these two extensions of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?" |
| 13And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. | 13He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" And I said, "No, sir." |
| 14Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. | 14So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth." |
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