Zechariah 4:3

3 Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

Zechariah 4:3 in Other Translations

3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

3 And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left."

3 And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl.”

3 And there are two olive trees, one on either side of the bowl."

3 and two olive-trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left."

3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left."

3 There are two olive trees by the lampstand. One is on its right side. The other is on its left."

Zechariah 4:3 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 4:3

And the two olive trees by it
Which are explained in, (See Gill on Zechariah 4:14): one upon the right [side] of the bowl, and the other upon the left
[side] thereof;
in ( Zechariah 4:11 ) they are said to be on the right and left sides of the bowl or candlestick, which is the same; for the situation of them was alike, with respect to the one and the other: according to Fortunatus Scacchus, these two olive trees did not arise out of the earth, and the top of the candlestick; but out of the base of the candlestick, one on the right hand of the bowl, which hung in the middle of the candlestick; and the other on the left ^F15, of which he has given the figure.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Ibid. (Sacer. Elaeochrism, Myrothec. l. 1.) c. 12. p. 62.

Zechariah 4:3 In-Context

1 Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep.

2 He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven channels to the lamps.

3 Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

4 I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 He answered, “Do you not know what these are?” “No, my lord,” I replied.

Cross References

• 1. ver 11; S Psalms 1:3; S Revelation 11:4