Zechariah 4:9-11

Contemporary English Version

⁹ Zerubbabel laid the foundation for the temple, and he will complete it. Then everyone will know that you were sent by me, the Lord All-Powerful. ^10 (A) Those who have made fun of this day of small beginnings will celebrate when they see Zerubbabel holding this important stone.^[a]

Those seven lamps represent my eyes—the eyes of the Lord—and they see everything on this earth.

^11 (B) Then I asked the angel, “What about the olive trees on each side of the lampstand? What do they represent?