Zechariah 4:1 (DBY)

Passage

And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Zechariah 4:2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven [lamps] and seven pipes to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;

Zechariah 4:3 and two olive-trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl, and the other on the left of it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angel", "talked", "came", "again", "waked", "wakened", and "sleep". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "angel" and "talked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And he said unto me What seest...", so "angel" and "talked" should be read forward into that movement. In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "angel" and "talked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.