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Zechariah 4:14
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So he said, "They represent the two men chosen to serve the Lord of the whole world."
Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth."
So he said, "They are symbols of the two who have been appointed to serve the Lord of all the earth."
Then he said, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Then he said, "These are the two sons of fresh oil [Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the prince of Judah] who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth [as His anointed ones]."
Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
And Y seide, No, my lord. And he seide, These ben twei sones of oile of schynyng, whiche stonden nyy to the lordli gouernour of al erthe.
Then said he, These are the two sons of oil, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth."
Then he told me, "These branches are the two chosen leaders who stand beside the Lord of all the earth."
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
And he said, These are the two sons of oil, whose place is by the Lord of all the earth.
He said, "Those are the two who have been anointed with oil; they are standing with the Lord of all the land."
And he said, These are the two sons of oil, that stand before the Lord of the whole earth.
Then said he: 'These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.'
Then said he; These are the two annointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Then he said to me, "They represent the two anointed ones who stand in the court of the Lord of all the earth."
Then he said, "These are the two who are set apart to serve the Lord of All the earth."
Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
Then said he, These are the two oliue branches, that stand with the ruler of the whole earth.
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones who stand by the LORD of the whole earth.
Then said he, These, are the two Anointed Ones, - who stand near the Lord of all the earth.
And he said: These are two sons of oil who stand before the Lord of the whole earth.
Then he said, "These are the two anointed who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
Then said he: These are the two oliue braunches, that stand with the ruler of the whole earth.
And he said, These are the two anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Then he said, "These are the two men whom God has chosen and anointed to serve him, the Lord of the whole earth." The angel told me to give Zerubbabel this message from the Lord : "You will succeed, not by military might or by your own strength, but by my spirit. Obstacles as great as mountains will disappear before you. You will rebuild the Temple, and as you put the last stone in place, the people will shout, ‘Beautiful, beautiful!'" Another message came to me from the Lord . He said, "Zerubbabel has laid the foundation of the Temple, and he will finish the building. When this happens, my people will know that it is I who sent you to them. They are disappointed because so little progress is being made. But they will see Zerubbabel continuing to build the Temple, and they will be glad."
“These are the two anointed ones,” he said, “who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.”
Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole eretz."
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
And he said, "These are the two anointed ones standing by the Lord of the whole earth."
And he said, These are the two sons of fresh oil who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
And he saith, `These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'
Then sayde he: These are the two olyue braunches, that stonde before the ruler of the whole earth.
He said, "These are the two who stand beside the Master of the whole earth and supply golden lamp oil worldwide."
So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
So he said, "These are the two anointed ones, who stand beside the Lord of the whole earth."
Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth."
Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of all the earth."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
These: Zechariah 6:13, Exodus 29:7, Exodus 40:15, Leviticus 8:12, 1 Samuel 10:1, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:12, 1 Samuel 16:13, Psalms 2:6, *marg. Psalms 89:20, Psalms 110:4, Isaiah 61:1-3, Daniel 9:24-26, Haggai 1:1-12, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 1:9, Hebrews 7:1, Hebrews 7:2, Revelation 11:4
anointed ones: Heb. sons of oil, Isaiah 5:1,*marg.
that: Zechariah 3:1-7, Zechariah 6:5, Deuteronomy 10:8, 1 Kings 17:1, Jeremiah 49:19, Luke 1:19
the Lord: Joshua 3:11, Joshua 3:13, Isaiah 54:5, Micah 4:13
Reciprocal: Ezra 5:2 - the prophets Ezra 6:14 - through Psalms 83:18 - the most Psalms 97:5 - the Lord of Zechariah 3:7 - I will Zechariah 4:3 - General
Cross-References
But to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
And the LORD said to Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.
Behold, thou hast driven me this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it will come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me will slay me.
And the LORD said to him, Therefore whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.
If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said he, These [are] the two anointed ones,.... Or "sons of oil" t. Some think the gifts and graces of the Spirit are meant, which come from the God of all grace, remain with Christ, are given freely by him to the sons of God, and are always for the service of the church, and sufficient for it; others, Christ the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit. Christ is the anointed One, or son of oil, being anointed with the Holy Ghost to the office of Prophet, Priest, and King; and with which oil he has supplied his candlestick, the church, in all ages. The Holy Spirit is the oil of gladness, and that anointing which teacheth all things. And this is the sense of Capellus, as has been observed on Zechariah 4:2. And the learned and judicious Pemble makes a "query" of it, whether Christ and the Comforter; or Christ in his two natures; or Christ in his two offices of King and Priest of his church; or how else the words are to be understood: and this was the sense of Origen long ago, though censured by Jerom; it may be the rather, because he interprets the candlestick of the Father. But these epithets, "anointed ones", and "sons of oil", are very suitable to them; the one being called the Messiah, or anointed; and the other the unction, and the oil of gladness: and indeed, if by the golden oil emptied out of them is meant the grace of God, as it frequently signifies in Scripture, no other can be meant; since they are the inexhaustible fountain of all grace and gifts to the church in all ages, whereby it is supplied and supported; and may be said to "stand before the Lord of the whole earth", God the Father; who does not immediately by himself administer to the church, but by Christ the Head of it; and Christ communicates by his Spirit, whom he sends from himself, and from the Father: and the rather they may be thought to be meant, since the ministers of the word seem to be designed by the seven lamps which receive the oil, or gifts and graces of the Spirit, fitting them for their work, from the bowl on the top of the candlestick, which is supplied with it from these two olive trees; and therefore must be distinct from them, or otherwise they will be said to be supplied from themselves: though, whereas both Christ and the Spirit communicate by the word and the ordinances, administered by the faithful dispensers of the word; hence those witnesses of Christ, in all ages, may with propriety enough be called two anointed ones, and "the two olive trees", as they are in Revelation 11:4 where there is a plain allusion to this passage. The Targum renders the words, "these are the two sons of princes", or "great men". Some Jewish writers interpret them of their two Messiahs, Messiah ben Joseph, and Messiah ben David u. Some interpreters understand by them Enoch and Elias; others Peter and Paul; others, better, with Kimchi and Ben Melech, Joshua and Zerubbabel, the one anointed for the priesthood, and the other for the kingdom; of which two offices Jarchi interprets them; and others the two churches, Jewish and Christian.
That stand by the Lord of the whole earth; the Creator and Governor of the universe: ministers of the word are on his side, abide by his truths and ordinances, and are faithful to his cause and interest: or, "before the Lord of the whole earth" w; they are his ministers, and serve him; they "stand", as it becomes them, which shows their work is not done; and that it is the Lord's work they are engaged in; and that they continue and persevere in it: likewise it shows that they are under his eye, notice, dispose, care, and protection; that they are in his favour, and enjoy his presence. How this may be applied to the two divine Persons standing by or before God the Father has been before observed, and to be understood of them as in their office capacity.
t ×× × ××צ×ר "filii olei", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Munster, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Cocceius, Burkius. u Tzeror Hammor, fol. 114. 3. w ×¢× ×××× "super Dominum", Montanus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
These are the two sons of oil - Probably not as themselves anointed, (for another word is used for this. Which stand by the Lord of the whole earth, as His servants and ministers. The candlestick is almost authoritatively interpreted for us, by the adoption of the symbol in the Revelation, where our Lord is exhibited âas walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticksâ Revelation 1:13; Revelation 2:1, and, it is said, âthe seven candlesticks are the seven Churchesâ Revelation 1:20; and our Lord says to the Apostles, on whom He founded the Church; âYe are the light of the world: men light a candle, and put it on a candlestick, and it giveth light to them that are in the houseâ (Matthew 5:14-15, compare Philippians 2:15). Cyril: âThe golden candlestick is the Church, as being honored in the world, most bright in virtues, raised on high exceedingly by the doctrines of the true knowledge of God. But there are seven lamps, having light, not of their own, but brought to them from without, and nourished by the supplies through the olive tree. These signify the holy apostles, evangelists, and those who, each in their season, were teachers of the churches, receiving, like lamps, into their mind and heart the illumination from Christ, which is nourished by the supplies of the Spirit, casting forth light to those who are in the house.â
Theodoret: âThe pipes of the lamps, which pour in the oil, signify the unstinted prodigality of the loving-kindness of God to man.â The most difficult of explanation (as is plain from the variety of interpretations) is this last symbol of the spikes of the olive-tree, through whom flows the oil of the Holy Spirit to the candlesticks, and which yet represent created beings, ministers, and servants of God. Perhaps it represents that, in the church, grace is ministered through men, as Paul says, âUnto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men. And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastorâs and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ - that we - may grow up into Him in all things which is the Head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in loveâ Ephesians 4:7-8, Ephesians 4:11-12, Ephesians 4:14-16.
What Paul expresses by âall the body, having nourishment ministered and being knit together by joints and bands, from the Head, and so increasing with the increase of Godâ Colossians 2:19, (as he elsewhere speaks of âthe ministration of the Spiritâ 2 Corinthians 3:8; âhe that ministereth to you the Spiritâ Galatians 3:5) âthatâ Zechariah may express by the oil being poured, through the living tubes, the bowl, the sevenfold pipes, into the lamps, which shone with the God-given light. So Paul speaks again, of âhaving this treasure in earthen vesselsâ 2 Corinthians 4:7. Joshua and Zerubbabel, as representatives of the priestly and royal offices, shadowed forth what was united in Christ, and so, in their several offices, they might be included in the symbol of the olive-tree, they could not exhaust it; for people who, having served God in their generation, were to pass away, could not be alone intended in a vision, which describes the abiding being of the church.
Osorius: âChrist is both all-holy Priest and supreme eternal King. In both ways He supplies to us the light which He brought. For from Him piety and righteousness flow unceasingly to the Church, that it never lack the heavenly light. The oil is expressed into tubes; thence passed through pipes into the vessel which contains the lamps; to designate the various suppliers of light, which, the nearer they are to the effluence of the oil, the more they resemble Him by whom they are appointed to so divine an office. The seven lamps are the manifold Churches, distinct in place but most closely bound together by the consent of one faith and by the bond of charity. For although the Church is one, yet it is distinct according to the manifold variety of nations. They are said to be seven, both on account of the seven gifts of the Spirit, mentioned by Isaiah, and because in the Numbers 3:0 and 4, is contained an emblem of piety and righteousness. There are 7 pipes to each lamp, to signify that each has need of many instruments, that the light may be maintained longer. For as there are diversities of gifts, so must there needs be the functions of many ministers, to complete one work. But the lamps are set in a circle, that the oil of one may flow more readily into others, and it, in turn, may receive from others their superabundance, to set forth the communion of love and the indissoluble community of faith.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Zechariah 4:14. These are the two anointed ones — Joshua, the high priest; and Zerubbabel the governor. These are anointed-appointed by the Lord; and stand by him, the one to minister in the ecclesiastical, the other in the civil state.
Probably we may not be able to comprehend the whole of this hieroglyphical vision; for even the interpreting angel does not choose to answer the questions relative to this, which were put to him by the prophet. See Zechariah 4:4; Zechariah 4:11. But though the particulars are hard to be understood; yet the general meaning has, I hope, been given.
