Zechariah 4:5
He replied,“Don’t you know what these are?” So I responded,“No, sir.”
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- Zech 4:13 : 13 He replied,“Don’t you know what these are?” And I said,“No, sir.”
- Mark 4:13 : 13 He said to them,“Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?
- 1 Cor 2:12-15 : 12 Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God. 13 And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people. 14 The unbeliever does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.
- Gen 41:16 : 16 Joseph replied to Pharaoh,“It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.”
- Ps 139:6 : 6 Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.
- Dan 2:30 : 30 As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.
- Zech 1:9 : 9 The Interpretation of the First Vision Then I asked one nearby,“What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger who replied to me said,“I will show you what these are.”
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4 Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me,“What are these, sir?”
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11 Next I asked the messenger,“What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the menorah?”
12 Before he could reply I asked again,“What are these two extensions of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”
13 He replied,“Don’t you know what these are?” And I said,“No, sir.”
14 So he said,“These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”
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4 Then I asked the angelic messenger who was speaking with me,“What are these, sir?”
5 The messenger replied,“These are the four spirits of heaven going out after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.
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9 The Interpretation of the First Vision Then I asked one nearby,“What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger who replied to me said,“I will show you what these are.”
10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees spoke up and said,“These are the ones whom the LORD has sent to walk about on the earth.”
11 The riders then agreed with the angel of the LORD, who was standing among the myrtle trees,“We have been walking about on the earth, and now everything is at rest and quiet.”
12 The angel of the LORD then asked,“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, how long before you have compassion on Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah which you have been so angry with for these seventy years?”
13 The LORD then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me.
14 Turning to me, the messenger then said,“Cry out that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘I am very much moved for Jerusalem and for Zion.
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6 Therefore he told me,“This is the LORD’s message to Zerubbabel:‘Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”
7 Oracle of Response“What are you, you great mountain? Because of Zerubbabel you will become a level plain! And he will bring forth the temple capstone with shoutings of‘Grace! Grace!’ because of this.”
8 Moreover, the LORD’s message came to me as follows:
9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundations of this temple, and his hands will complete it.” Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me to you.
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5 Vision Seven: The Ephah After this the angelic messenger who had been speaking to me went out and said,“Look, see what is leaving.”
6 I asked,“What is it?” And he replied,“It is a basket for measuring grain that is moving away from here.” Moreover, he said,“This is their‘eye’ throughout all the earth.”
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1 Vision Five: The Menorah The angelic messenger who had been speaking with me then returned and woke me, as a person is wakened from sleep.
2 He asked me,“What do you see?” I replied,“I see a menorah of pure gold with a receptacle at the top. There are seven lamps at the top, with seven pipes going to the lamps.
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18 Vision Two: The Four Horns(2:1) Once again I looked and this time I saw four horns.
19 So I asked the angelic messenger who spoke with me,“What are these?” He replied,“These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
20 Next the LORD showed me four blacksmiths.
21 I asked,“What are these going to do?” He answered,“These horns are the ones that have scattered Judah so that there is no one to be seen. But the blacksmiths have come to terrify Judah’s enemies and cut off the horns of the nations that have thrust themselves against the land of Judah in order to scatter its people.”
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10 I asked the messenger who was speaking to me,“Where are they taking the basket?”
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1 Vision Three: The Surveyor(2:5) I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2 I asked,“Where are you going?” He replied,“To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and its length.”
3 At this point the angelic messenger who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him
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8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I said,“Sir, what will happen after these things?”
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20 So I said to them:“The LORD’s message came to me:
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4 The message of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies then came to me,
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2 The LORD’s message came to me:
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4 They also asked them,“What are the names of the men who are building this edifice?”
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16 Then one who appeared to be a human being was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me,“Sir, due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength.
17 How, sir, am I able to speak with you? My strength is gone, and I am breathless.”
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16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had been doing, for up to this point I had not told any of the Jews or the priests or the nobles or the officials or the rest of the workers.