Zechariah 4:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ “[^LThe hands of] Zerubbabel has laid the foundation of this ·Temple [^Lhouse; Ezra 3:7–13], and he will complete it [Ezra 6:13–18]. Then you will know that the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts] has sent me to you.

¹⁰ “·The people should not think that small beginnings are unimportant [^LFor who despises the day of small things?]. ·They [or These seven eyes] will ·be happy [rejoice] when they see Zerubbabel with ·tools [or his plumb line; or the chosen capstone], building the Temple.

“(These are the seven eyes of the Lord, which look back and forth across the earth.)”

¹¹ Then I asked the ·angel [messenger], “What are the two olive ·trees [or branches] on the right and left of the lampstand?”