Zechariah 4:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?””

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BSBPD

“And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I answered the second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that empty the golden oil out of themselves?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I answer a second time, and say unto him, `What <FI>are<Fi> the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Zechariah 4:12 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Haggai 1:1In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
  2. Matthew 20:23“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
  3. Revelation 11:4These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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