Zechariah 4:9
in Zechariah 4“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.
KJV
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.
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This verse in Zechariah 4
Commentary
4 notes on this verseZerubbabel shall himself bring forth the head-stone with shoutings, and loud acclamations of joy, among the spectators. The acclamations are not huzzas, but Grace, grace; that is the burden of the triumphant songs which the church sings. It may be taken, (1.) As magnifying free grace, and giving to that all the glory of what is done.
This site's exposition
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me
on Zechariah 4:8-9
A second word confirms the first: the hands that laid the foundation shall also finish the house, the same builder from start to close. Zechariah is given the sign as his own credential, that Zerubbabel's finished temple will prove to the people that the Lord of hosts sent this prophet, the fulfillment itself standing as the seal on the word.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 8-9) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to you. LXX: And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall complete it. And you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house,....
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְדֵ֣י | yedei | [the] hands of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל | zerubavel | Zerubbabel | H2216 → | 21 times |
| יִסְּד֛וּ | yisedu | they have founded | H3245 → | 43 times |
| הַבַּ֥יִת | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וְיָדָ֣יו | veyadav | and hands his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה | tevatza'nah | they will finish [it] | H1214 → | |
| וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ | veyada'ta | and you will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| שְׁלָחַ֥נִי | shelachani | he has sent me | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ | ʾaleikhem | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
יְדֵ֣י[the] hands of
yedeiH3027 →1618 times
זְרֻבָּבֶ֗לZerubbabel
zerubavelH2216 →21 times
יִסְּד֛וּthey have founded
yiseduH3245 →43 times
הַבַּ֥יִתthe house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
הַזֶּ֖ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וְיָדָ֣יוand hands his
veyadavH3027 →1618 times
תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָהthey will finish [it]
tevatza'nahH1214 →
וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔and you will know
veyada'taH3045 →945 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
שְׁלָחַ֥נִיhe has sent me
shelachaniH7971 →845 times
אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃to you
ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
it leads to
- Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- 1 Peter 2:23–24
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
- Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Micah 7:7
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Jerome, Commentary on Zechariah; John Calvin, Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.