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Revelation 11:4

These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

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ASV

These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks, standing before the Lord of the earth.

KJV

These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
οὗτοίhoutoiTheseG3778 →
εἰσινeisinareG1510 →
αἱhaitheG3588 →
δύοduotwoG1417 →
ἐλαῖαιelaiaiolive treesG1636 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
αἱhaitheG3588 →
δύοduotwoG1417 →
λυχνίαιluchniailampstandsG3087 →
αἱhai<the>G3588 →
ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeG1799 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
κυρίουkuriouLordG2962 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
γῆςgēsearthG1093 →
ἑστῶτες.hestōtesstanding.G2476 →

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Zechariah 4:14So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”Zechariah 4:11–14Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”Zechariah 4:2–3“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.Zechariah 4:3There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”Jeremiah 11:16The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.Psalms 52:8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.Zechariah 4:11Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.Revelation 1:20This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.Romans 11:17Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,Zechariah 4:12And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”Matthew 5:14–16You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.Luke 11:33No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.Luke 8:16No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.Exodus 27:20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.Mark 11:25And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”Leviticus 24:4He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.Exodus 8:22But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.

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