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Then I asked him, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lamp stand and on the left side of it?”
Zechariah 4:11 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV 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?
  • BSB Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
  • NKJV Then I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees—at the right of the lampstand and at its left?”
  • NASB Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”
  • NLT Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on each side of the lampstand,

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Zech 4:3and two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.”
  • Rev 11:4These are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands, standing before the Lord of the earth.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Zechariah videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on ZechariahMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Branch who is both priest and king, the shepherd struck and the flock scattered, the king coming humble on a donkey, the one they pierced, the fountain opened for sin — Zechariah is dense with Christ.

How Zechariah 4:11 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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