3 “And two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.”
4 Then I responded and spoke to the messenger who was speaking to me, saying, “What are these, my master?”
5 And the messenger who was speaking to me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my master.”
6 And he answered and said to me, “This is the word of יהוה to Zerubbaḇel, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ said יהוה of hosts.
7 ‘Who are you, great mountain, before Zerubbaḇel? A plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of “Favour, favour to it!” ’ ”
8 And the word of יהוה came to me, saying,
9 “The hands of Zerubbaḇel have laid the foundation of this House, and his hands shall complete it. And you shall know that יהוה of hosts has sent Me to you.