Zechariah 4:4 · KJV
“So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What {are} these, my lord?”
— Zechariah 4:4
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right {side} of the bowl, and the other upon the left {side} thereof.
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Zechariah 4 — Context
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all {of} gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which {are} upon the top thereof: {a bowl: Heb. her bowl} {seven pipes...: or, seven several pipes to the lamps}
3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right {side} of the bowl, and the other upon the left {side} thereof.
4So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What {are} these, my lord?
5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This {is} the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. {might: or, army}
Cross References
Zechariah 6:4
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What {are} these, my lord?
Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Zechariah 1:9
Then said I, O my lord, what {are} these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these {be}.
Daniel 12:8
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what {shall be} the end of these {things}?
Zechariah 5:6
And I said, What {is} it? And he said, This {is} an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This {is} their resemblance through all the earth.
Zechariah 1:19
And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What {be} these? And he answered me, These {are} the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
Daniel 7:16-19
I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Revelation 7:13-14
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?