8. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
9. “The hands of ZerubbabelHave laid the foundation of this temple;His hands shall also finish it.Then you will knowThat the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.
10. For who has despised the day of small things?For these seven rejoice to seeThe plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.They are the eyes of the Lord,Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”
11. Then I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees—at the right of the lampstand and at its left?”
12. And I further answered and said to him, “What are these two olive branches that drip into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?”
13. Then he answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are?”And I said, “No, my lord.”
14. So he said, “These are the two anointed ones, who stand beside the Lord of the whole earth.”