Zechariah 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

Zechariah 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zechariah 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zechariah 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I asked him the second time, “What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that pour the golden oil out of themselves?””

Zechariah 4:12 — World English Bible

Zechariah 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And 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? ”

Zechariah 4:12 — American Standard Version

Zechariah 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And 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?'”

Zechariah 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And 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? ”

Zechariah 4:12 — Darby Translation

Zechariah 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I spake moreouer, and said vnto him, What bee these two oliue branches, which thorowe the two golden pipes emptie themselues into the golde?”

Zechariah 4:12 — Geneva Bible

Zechariah 4:12 in Context — Zechariah 4

10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

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.

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What Does Zechariah 4:12 Mean?

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