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Zechariah 4:4–6

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So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, 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.
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From verse 4

  1. Matthew 13:36Rank 1 from verse 4
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    36Then 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.

  2. Zechariah 1:9Rank 2 from verse 4
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    9Then 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.

  3. Zechariah 6:4Rank 3 from verse 4
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    4Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

  4. Daniel 12:8Rank 4 from verse 4
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    8And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

  5. Zechariah 1:19Rank 5 from verse 4
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    19And 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.

  6. Zechariah 5:6Rank 6 from verse 4
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    6And 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.

  7. Daniel 7:16–19Rank 7 from verse 4
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    16I 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.

    17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

    18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

    19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;

  8. Revelation 7:13–14Rank 8 from verse 4
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    13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

    14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

  9. Zechariah 4:12–14Rank 9 from verse 4
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    12And 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?

    13And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

    14Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

From verse 5

  1. Zechariah 4:13Rank 1 from verse 5
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    13And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

  2. 1 Corinthians 2:12–15Rank 2 from verse 5
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    12Now 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.

    13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

    14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

    15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

  3. Mark 4:13Rank 3 from verse 5
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    13And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

  4. Daniel 2:30Rank 4 from verse 5
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    30But 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.

  5. Genesis 41:16Rank 5 from verse 5
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    16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

  6. Psalms 139:6Rank 6 from verse 5
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    6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

  7. Zechariah 1:9Rank 7 from verse 5
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    9Then 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.

From verse 6

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:7–8Rank 1 from verse 6
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    7Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

    8With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

  2. 2 Corinthians 10:4–5Rank 2 from verse 6
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    4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

    5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

  3. 1 Corinthians 2:4–5Rank 3 from verse 6
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    4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

    5That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

  4. Psalms 33:16Rank 4 from verse 6
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    16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

  5. Isaiah 11:2–4Rank 5 from verse 6
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    2And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

    3And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

    4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  6. Psalms 20:6–8Rank 6 from verse 6
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    6Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.

    7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

    8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

  7. Psalms 33:20–21Rank 7 from verse 6
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    20Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

    21For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

  8. Hosea 1:7Rank 8 from verse 6
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    7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

  9. Psalms 44:3–7Rank 9 from verse 6
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    3For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

    4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

    5Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

    6For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

    7But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

  10. Haggai 2:2–5Rank 10 from verse 6
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    2Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,

    3Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?

    4Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:

    5According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

  11. 2 Chronicles 14:11Rank 11 from verse 6
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    11And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

  12. Ezekiel 37:11–14Rank 12 from verse 6
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    11¶ Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

    12Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

    13And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

    14And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.

  13. Isaiah 32:15Rank 13 from verse 6
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    15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

  14. Isaiah 30:1Rank 14 from verse 6
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    1WOE to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

  15. 1 Peter 1:12Rank 15 from verse 6
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    12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

  16. Ezra 5:2Rank 16 from verse 6
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    2Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

  17. Isaiah 63:10–14Rank 17 from verse 6
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    10¶ But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

    11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

    12That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?

    13That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?

    14As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.

  18. Numbers 27:16Rank 18 from verse 6
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    16Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

  19. Zechariah 9:13–15Rank 19 from verse 6
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    13When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

    14And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

    15The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

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Zechariah 4:4

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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angel

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Sense 1: A messenger. Sense 2: A heavenly or spiritual messenger, whether holy or fallen as stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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talked

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Past-tense or past-participial form of talk (to speak or converse; speech or conversation).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Zechariah 4:5

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angel

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Sense 1: A messenger. Sense 2: A heavenly or spiritual messenger, whether holy or fallen as stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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talked

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Past-tense or past-participial form of talk (to speak or converse; speech or conversation).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Zechariah 4:6

COMBINED MEANING

answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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power

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Sense 1: Ability, strength, force, or effective capacity to act, prevail, or produce an effect. Sense 2: Authority, right, permission, rule, dominion, or control. Sense 3: A person, authority, host, spiritual being, or other agent possessing or manifesting power.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4:1AND the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

4:2And 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:

4:3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

4:4So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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4:5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

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4:6Then 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.

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4:7Who 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.

4:8Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

4:9The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

4:10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

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