Zechariah 4:12
And I responded a second time, and said unto him,—What are the two branches of the olive- trees which join the two golden tubes, which empty out of them the golden oil?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
13And he spake unto me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Cross References
Haggai 1:1In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first of the month, came the word of Yahweh, by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, pasha of Judah, and unto Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, saying:
Revelation 11:4These, are the two olive-trees, and the two lamps, which, before the Lord of the earth, do stand.
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 →