Zechariah 4:1 (YLT)

Passage

And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

Nearby Context

Zechariah 4:1 And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

Zechariah 4:2 and he saith unto me, `What art thou seeing?' And I say, `I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold--all of it, and its bowl <FI>is<Fi> on its top, and its seven lamps <FI>are<Fi> upon it, and twice seven pipes <FI>are<Fi> to the lights that <FI>are<Fi> on its top,

Zechariah 4:3 and two olive-trees <FI>are<Fi> by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "messenger", "speaking", "doth", "turn", "back", "stir", "stirred", and "sleep". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "messenger" and "speaking", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "and he saith unto me What art...", so "messenger" and "speaking" 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 "messenger" and "speaking" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.