Zechariah 4:13 (YLT)

Passage

And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these <FI>are<Fi> ?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

Nearby Context

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?'

Zechariah 4:13 And he speaketh unto me, saying, `Hast thou not known what these <FI>are<Fi> ?' And I say, `No, my lord.'

Zechariah 4:14 And he saith, `These <FI>are<Fi> the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And I answer a second time and..." into verse 14's "And he saith These FI are Fi...", so "speaketh" and "saying" 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 "speaketh" and "saying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.