Zechariah 4:12

And I asked the second time, and said to him, What are the two branches of the olive-trees that are by the side of the two golden + 4:12 Gr. nostrils.pipes that pour into and communicate with the golden oil funnels?

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

11And I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive-trees, which are on the right and left hand of the candlestick?

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

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Cross References

Haggai 1:1In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of the prophet Aggæus, saying, Speak to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, of the tribe of Juda, and to + 1:1 Or, Joshua.Jesus the son of Josedec, the high priest, saying,

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 4:12-14

The Vision of the Olive-Trees. ( b. c. 520.) 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? 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? 13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.… Read the whole commentary →

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