KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Zechariah 4:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Who” | מִֽי | Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | Who |
| “art” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “thou,” | אַתָּ֧ה | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “O great” | הַגָּד֛וֹל | Great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent | O great |
| “mountain?” | הַֽר | A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) | mountain |
| “before” | לִפְנֵ֥י | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “Zerubbabel” | זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל | Zerubbabel, an Israelite | Zerubbabel |
| “thou shalt become” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “a plain:” | לְמִישֹׁ֑ר | A level, i.e., a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e., (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly) | plain |
| “and he shall bring forth” | וְהוֹצִיא֙ | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | bring forth |
| “the headstone” | הָאֶ֣בֶן | A stone | headstone |
| “thereof with” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “shoutings,” | תְּשֻׁא֕וֹת | A crashing or loud clamor | shoutings |
| “crying,” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “Grace,” | חֵ֥ן | Graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) | Grace |
| “grace” | חֵ֖ן | Graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) | grace |
| “unto it.” | חֵ֖ן | Graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) | unto it |
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5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
8 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.
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