Zechariah 4:14
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.
KJV
Et dixit : Isti sunt duo filii olei, qui assistunt Dominatori universæ terræ.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπεν Οὗτοι οἱ δύο υἱοὶ τῆς πιότητος παρεστήκασιν κυρίῳ πάσης τῆς γῆς.
LXX
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר אֵ֖לֶּה שְׁנֵ֣י בְנֵֽי הַ/יִּצְהָ֑ר הָ/עֹמְדִ֖ים עַל אֲד֥וֹן כָּל הָ/אָֽרֶץ
Hebrew
Open in reader with connections →
In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
י
y
noun · 328×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 21×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
Intertextual echoes
Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.
-
Rev 11:4 · allusion"These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth."Zechariah: the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord — the two witnesses
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§436The word "Christ" comes from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Messiah, which means "anointed". It became the name proper to Jesus only because he accomplished perfectly the divine mission that "Christ" signifies. In effect, in Israel those consecrated to God for a mission that he gave were anointed in his name. This was the case for kings, for priests and, in rare instances,…
Cross-references
- Dan 9:24 — Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting right
- Exod 40:15 — And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their gen
- Isa 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and th
- Josh 3:11 — Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
- Mic 4:13 — Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and t
- Rev 11:4 — These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
- Zech 3:1 — And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
- Zech 4:3 — And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
- Zech 6:5 — And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth.
- Zech 6:13 — Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between the