Zechariah 4:12
What does Zechariah 4:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Zechariah 4:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I answer a second time, and say unto him, `What <FI>are<Fi> the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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?
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 11:4
These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks, standing before the Lord 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 Jehovah by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
- Matthew 20:23
He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father.
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