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Zechariah 4:12
And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?
Zechariah 4:12 · Bible in Basic English
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Zechariah 4:12 in other translations
And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”
I asked him the second time, “What are these two olive branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that pour the golden oil out of themselves?”
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In context
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have put the base of this house in place, and his hands will make it complete; and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.
10 For who has had a poor opinion of the day of small things? for they will be glad when they see the weighted measuring-line in the hand of Zerubbabel. Then he said in answer to me, These seven lights are the eyes of the Lord which go quickly up and down through all the earth.
11 And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?
12 And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?
13 And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
14 And he said, These are the two sons of oil, whose place is by the Lord of all the earth.
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