Zechariah 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.”

Zechariah 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zechariah 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zechariah 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.”

Zechariah 4:9 — World English Bible

Zechariah 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.”

Zechariah 4:9 — American Standard Version

Zechariah 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house, And his hands do finish it, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts Hath sent me unto you.”

Zechariah 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; and his hands shall finish it: and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.”

Zechariah 4:9 — Darby Translation

Zechariah 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The handes of Zerubbabel haue layde the foundation of this house: his handes shall also finish it, and thou shalt knowe that the Lord of hostes hath sent me vnto you.”

Zechariah 4:9 — Geneva Bible

Zechariah 4:9 in Context — Zechariah 4

7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.

8 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

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?

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What Does Zechariah 4:9 Mean?

Zechariah 4:9 is a verse from the Book of Zechariah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zechariah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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