Zechariah 4
- 1And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
- 2And said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and there was a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and his seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on its top:
- 3And two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.
- 4So I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
- 5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, Do you not know what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
- 6Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.
- 7Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring out its headstone with shouts, crying, Grace, grace to it.
- 8Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
- 9The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it. And you shall know that the Lord of Hosts has sent me to you.
- 10For who has despised the day of small things? For they shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven. They are the eyes of the Lord, which run back and forth through the whole earth.
- 11Then I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on the left side of it?
- 12And I answered again, and said to 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, Do you not know what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
- 14Then he said, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Zechariah 4 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and there was a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and his seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on its top:
KJVAnd two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on the left side of it.
KJVSo I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
GIGAKJVSo I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
KJVThen the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
GIGAKJVThen the angel that talked with me answered and said to me, Do you not know what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.
KJVWho 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.
GIGAKJVWho are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring out its headstone with shouts, crying, Grace, grace to it.
KJVMoreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
GIGAKJVAlso the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
KJVThe 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.
GIGAKJVThe hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it. And you shall know that the Lord of Hosts has sent me to you.
KJVFor 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.
GIGAKJVFor who has despised the day of small things? For they shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven. They are the eyes of the Lord, which run back and forth through the whole earth.
KJVThen answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
GIGAKJVThen I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on the left side of it?
KJVAnd 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?
GIGAKJVAnd I answered again, and said to him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
KJVAnd he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
GIGAKJVAnd he answered me and said, Do you not know what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
KJVThen said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
GIGAKJVThen he said, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
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