Zechariah 4:5 · KJV
“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 4:5
So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What {are} these, my lord?
Then 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}
Zechariah 4 — Context
And 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}
7Who {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.
Cross References
Zechariah 4:13
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these {be}? And I said, No, my lord.
1 Corinthians 2:12-15
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
Mark 4:13
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
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}.
Psalms 139:6
{Such} knowledge {is} too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot {attain} unto it.
Genesis 41:16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, {It is} not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Daniel 2:30
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for {any} wisdom that I have more than any living, but for {their} sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. {but for...: or, but for the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king}