Then ^athe angel who had been speaking with me returned and ^bwoke me, like a person who is awakened from his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “^aWhat do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a ^blampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its ^cseven lamps on it with seven ¹spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it; 3 also ^atwo olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.” 4 Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, “What are these, ^amy lord?” 5 So ^athe angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “^bDo you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” 6 Then he said to ¹me, “This is the word of the LORD to ^aZerubbabel, saying, ‘^bNot by might nor by power, but by My ^cSpirit,’ says the LORD of armies. 7 ‘What are you, you great ^amountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring out the top stone with ^bshouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”

8 Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have ^alaid the foundation of this house, and his hands will ^bfinish it. Then you will know that the LORD of armies has sent me to ¹you. 10 For who has shown contempt for the day of ^asmall things? ¹But these ^bseven will rejoice when they see the ^2cplumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—they are the ^deyes of the LORD ^eroaming throughout the earth.”

11 Then I said to him, “What are these ^atwo olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?” 12 And I responded the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive ¹branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?” 13 So he answered me, saying, “^aDo you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, ^bmy lord.” 14 Then he said, “These are the two ^1aanointed ones, who are ^bstanding by the ^cLord of the whole earth.”