Zechariah 4:10 (LSB)

Passage

For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven will be glad when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—these are the eyes of Yahweh which roam to and fro throughout the earth.”

Nearby Context

Zechariah 4:8 Also the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Zechariah 4:9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you.

Zechariah 4:10 For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven will be glad when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—these are the eyes of Yahweh which roam to and fro throughout the earth.”

Zechariah 4:11 Then I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?”

Zechariah 4:12 And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "despised", "small", "seven", "glad", "plumb", "line", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "despised", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the..." into verse 11's "Then I answered and said to him...", so "all things" and "despised" 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 "all things" and "despised" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.