1 By the golden candlestick is foreshewn the good success of Zerubbabel's foundation;
11 by the two olive trees the two anointed ones.

the angel. 1:9,13,19 2:3 3:6,7

waked. 1Ki 19:5-7 Jer 31:26 Da 8:18 10:8-10 Lu 9:32 22:45,46

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:

What. 5:2 Jer 1:11-13

a candlestick. Ex 25:31-38 37:17-24 40:24,25 1Ki 7:49,50 1Ch 28:15 2Ch 4:7 2Ch 4:20-22 13:11 Jer 52:19 Mt 5:14-16 Re 1:12,20 2:1

a bowl. Heb. her bowl. 1Ki 7:50

seven. Ex 25:37 Re 4:5

seven pipes to the seven camps. or, seven several pipes to the lamps, etc. 12

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

11,12,14 Jud 9:9 Ro 11:17,24 Re 11:4

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

What. 12-14 1:9,19 5:6 6:4 Da 7:16-19 12:8 Mt 13:36 Re 7:13,14

5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

Knowest. 13 Mr 4:13

No. Ge 41:16 Ps 139:6 Da 2:30 1Co 2:12-15

6 Then 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.

Not. 9:13-15 Nu 27:16 2Ch 14:11 Isa 11:2-4 30:1 32:15 63:10-14 Eze 37:11-14 Ho 1:7 Hag 2:2-5 1Co 2:4,5 2Co 10:4,5 1Pe 1:12

might. or, army. 2Ch 32:7,8 Ps 20:6-8 33:16,20,21 44:3-7

7 Who 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.

O great. 14:4,5 Ps 114:4,6 Isa 40:3,4 41:15 64:1-3 Jer 51:25 Da 2:34,35 Mic 1:4 4:1 Na 1:5,6 Hab 3:6 Hag 2:6-9,21-23 Mt 21:21 Lu 3:5 Re 16:20

headstone. 9 Ps 118:22 Isa 28:16 Mt 21:42 Mr 12:10 Lu 20:17 Ac 4:11 Eph 2:20 1Pe 2:7

shoutings. Ezr 3:11-13 6:15-17 Job 38:6,7 Re 5:9-13 19:1-6

Grace. Jer 33:11 Ro 11:6 Eph 1:6,7 2:4-8

8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

9 The 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.

have. Ezr 3:8-13 5:16

his hands. 6:12,13 Ezr 6:14,15 Mt 16:18 Heb 12:2

and. 2:8,9,11 6:15 Isa 48:16 Joh 3:17 5:36,37 8:16-18 17:21

10 For 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.

despised. Ezr 3:12,13 Ne 4:2-4 Job 8:7 Pr 4:18 Da 2:34,35 Ho 6:3 Hag 2:3 Mt 13:31-33 1Co 1:28,29

for they, etc. or, since the seven eyes of the Lord shall rejoice. Isa 66:11,14 Lu 15:5-10,32

and shall. Am 7:7,8

plummet. Heb. stone of tin. those. 3:9 Re 8:2

they are. 1:10,11 2Ch 16:9 Pr 15:3 Re 5:6

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?

What. 3 Re 11:4

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?

What be. Mt 20:23 Re 11:4

through. Hag 1:1*marg.

Heb. by the hand of. empty, etc. or, empty out of themselves oil into gold. the golden. Heb. the gold.

13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

Knowest. 5 Heb 5:11,12

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

These. 6:13 Ex 29:7 40:15 Le 8:12 1Sa 10:1 16:1,12,13 Ps 2:6*marg. Ps 89:20 110:4 Isa 61:1-3 Da 9:24-26 Hag 1:1-12 Heb 1:8,9 Heb 7:1,2 Re 11:4

anointed ones. Heb. sons of oil. Isa 5:1*marg.

that. 3:1-7 6:5 De 10:8 1Ki 17:1 Jer 49:19 Lu 1:19

the Lord. Jos 3:11,13 Isa 54:5 Mic 4:13