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Zechariah 4:11-12 - Compare All Versions

Zechariah 4:11-12 NIV (New International Version)

Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”

Zechariah 4:11-12 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?”

Zechariah 4:11-12 NLT (New Living Translation)

Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on each side of the lampstand, and what are the two olive branches that pour out golden oil through two gold tubes?”

Zechariah 4:11-12 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

I asked him, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand? ” And I questioned him further, “What are the two streams  of the olive trees, from which the golden oil is pouring through the two golden conduits? ”

Zechariah 4:11-12 KJV (King James Version)

Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

Zechariah 4:11-12 NKJV (New King James Version)

Then I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees—at the right of the lampstand and at its left?” 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?”

Zechariah 4:11-12 MSG (The Message)

“And the two olive trees on either side of the lampstand?” I asked. “What’s the meaning of them? And while you’re at it, the two branches of the olive trees that feed oil to the lamps—what do they mean?”

Zechariah 4:11-12 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?” And I responded 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?”

Zechariah 4:11-12 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Then I said to him [who was speaking with me], “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on its left?” And a second time I said to him, “What are these two olive branches which are beside the two golden pipes by which the golden oil is emptied?”

Zechariah 4:11-12 NET (New English Translation)

Next I asked the messenger, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the menorah?” Before he could reply I asked again, “What are these two extensions of the olive trees, which are emptying out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”