Zechariah 4:10 (YLT)

Passage

For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven <FI>are<Fi> the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.'

Nearby Context

Zechariah 4:8 And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying,

Zechariah 4:9 Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house, And his hands do finish it, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts Hath sent me unto you.

Zechariah 4:10 For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven <FI>are<Fi> the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.'

Zechariah 4:11 And I answer and say unto him, `What <FI>are<Fi> these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'

Zechariah 4:12 And I answer a second time, and say unto him, `What <FI>are<Fi> the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "trampled", "small", "rejoiced", "seen", "weight", "hand", and "zerubbabel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "trampled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house..." into verse 11's "And I answer and say unto him...", so "all things" and "trampled" 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 "trampled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.