Zechariah 4:13 (GNV)

Passage

And hee answered me, and saide, Knowest thou not what these bee? And I sayde, No, my Lord.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 4:11 Then answered I, and said vnto him, What are these two oliue trees vpon the right and vpon the left side thereof?

Zechariah 4:12 And I spake moreouer, and said vnto him, What bee these two oliue branches, which thorowe the two golden pipes emptie themselues into the golde?

Zechariah 4:13 And hee answered me, and saide, Knowest thou not what these bee? And I sayde, No, my Lord.

Zechariah 4:14 Then said he, These are the two oliue branches, that stand with the ruler of the whole earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answered", "saide", "knowest", "thou", "sayde", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answered" and "saide", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And I spake moreouer and said vnto..." into verse 14's "Then said he These are the two...", so "answered" and "saide" belong inside that flow. In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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