Zechariah 4:2

King James Version (KJV)

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:

Translations

Zechariah 4:2 - Amplified Bible

And said to me, What do you see? I said, I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl [for oil] on the top of it and its seven lamps on it, and [there are] seven pipes to each of the seven lamps which are upon the top of it.

Zechariah 4:2 - American Standard Version

And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

Zechariah 4:2 - Bible in Basic English

And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;

Zechariah 4:2 - Darby Bible

And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven [lamps] and seven pipes to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

Zechariah 4:2 - English Standard Version

And he said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it.

Zechariah 4:2 - King James Version

Zechariah 4:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y me dijo: ¿Qué ves? Y respondì: He aquì, veo un candelabro todo de oro con su depòsito en la parte superior, y sus siete lámparas encima de él con siete tubos para cada una de las lámparas que tiene encima;

Zechariah 4:2 - The Message

He said, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top. Seven lamps, each with seven spouts, are set on the bowl. And there are two olive trees, one on either side of the bowl."

Zechariah 4:2 - New American Standard Bible

He said to me, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it;

Zechariah 4:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y me preguntò: "¿Qué ves?" Y respondì: "Veo un candelabro todo de oro con su depòsito en la parte superior, y sus siete lámparas encima de él con siete tubos para cada una de las lámparas que tiene encima;

Zechariah 4:2 - World English Bible

He said to me, What see you? I said, I have seen, and, behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on the top of it;

Zechariah 4:2 - Young's Living Translation

and he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?` And I say, `I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold -- all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] upon it, and twice seven pipes [are] to the lights that [are] on its top,

Zechariah 4:2 - Additional Comments

Here is a vision given to Zechariah, the fifth in this book. The vision is further detailed in verses 11-12. This vision is explained, kind of, in verses 10-14.
What are the 7 lamps, each with a pipe? There are 7 who rejoice to see the temple being rebuilt under Zerubbabel's supervision (vs 10). These are the eyes of the Lord. This may mean 7 of His angels, or a collective symbol of His omnipresence.
The lampstand represents God, and the 2 olive trees represent "the two anointed ones", literally meaning "the two sons of fresh oil". Somehow these 2 olive trees feed into the lampstand (verse 12), which means the two anointed ones are regularly giving something to God. Many believe these 2 are Joshua and Zerubbabel, feeding God with the building of Jerusalem and the temple

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