Zechariah 4:1 (DRB)

Passage

And the angel that spoke in me came again: and he waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.

Nearby Context

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

Zechariah 4:2 And he said to me: What seest thou? And I said: I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its lamp upon the top of it: and the seven lights thereof upon it: and seven funnels for the lights that were upon the top thereof.

Zechariah 4:3 And two olive trees over it: one upon the right side of the lamp, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "And he said to me What seest...", so "angel" and "spoke" 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 "spoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.