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Then the Lord's message came to me, Zechariah. He said, ‘Zerubbabel has put down the first stone of my house. He will also finish it.’[a] Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

10 Everyone should know that the day of small things is important.

Men will see Zerubbabel. Then they will sing and they will be happy. They will see him with a line in his hand to measure the walls.

The Lord sees everything in the whole earth. (The seven lights are the seven eyes of the Lord.)

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  1. 4:9 Some people thought that the work on the house of God was not important. But they were wrong. God wanted the people to build his house. The Holy Spirit would help Zerubbabel to finish it.

Then the word of the Lord came to me: “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation(A) of this temple; his hands will also complete it.(B) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me(C) to you.

10 “Who dares despise the day(D) of small things,(E) since the seven eyes(F) of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone[a] in the hand of Zerubbabel?”(G)

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  1. Zechariah 4:10 Or the plumb line