Zechariah 4:3
What does Zechariah 4:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Zechariah 4:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And two olive-trees by it, one on the right side of the cup and one on the left.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and two olive-trees <FI>are<Fi> by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And two olive trees over it: one upon the right side of the lamp, and the other upon the left side thereof.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and two olive-trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl, and the other on the left of it.
Context
v.2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;
v.3This passage
v.4And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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?
- Revelation 11:4
These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks, standing before the Lord of the earth.
- Zechariah 4:14
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
- Judges 9:9
But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
- Romans 11:24
For if thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
- Romans 11:17
But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst become partaker with them of the root of the fatness of the olive tree;
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