11 translations · Hebrew
Zechariah 4:6
Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.
Zechariah 4:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And he answers and speaks to me, saying, “This [is] a word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, || Not by a force, nor by power, || But—by My Spirit, said YHWH of Hosts.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Then he told me, “This is the Lord's message to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And he answereth and speaketh unto me, saying: 'This [is] a word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by a force, nor by power, But — by My Spirit, said Jehovah of Hosts.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the LORD’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD of Armies.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he answered, and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying: Not with an army, nor by might, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֜עַן | way·ya·‘an | So he said to me | H6030 עוּן to dwell |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | — | H559 אָמַר to say |
| אֵלַי֙ | ’ê·lay | to | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | — | H559 אָמַר to say |
| זֶ֚ה | zeh | This | H2088 זֶה this |
| דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | is the word | H1697 דָּבָר word |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | — | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל | zə·rub·bā·ḇel | Zerubbabel | H2216 זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל Zerubbabel |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | — | H559 אָמַר to say |
| לֹ֤א | lō | Not | H3808 לֹא not |
| בְחַ֙יִל֙ | ḇə·ḥa·yil | by might | H2428 חַ֫יִל strength: soldiers |
| וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | nor | H3808 לֹא not |
| בְכֹ֔חַ | ḇə·ḵō·aḥ | by power | H3581 כֹּחַ reptile |
| כִּ֣י | kî | but | H3588 כִּי for |
| אִם־ | ’im- | — | H518 אִם if |
| בְּרוּחִ֔י | bə·rū·ḥî | by My Spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| אָמַ֖ר | ’ā·mar | says | H559 אָמַר to say |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| צְבָאֽוֹת׃ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | of Hosts | H6635 צָבָא army |
Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 32:7–8
“Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude who is with him; for there is a greater one with us than with him. An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4–5
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;
- 1 Corinthians 2:4–5
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
- Psalm 33:16
There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
- Isaiah 11:2–4
Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh. His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
- Psalm 20:6–8
Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven, with the saving strength of his right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust the name of Yahweh our God. They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.
- Psalm 33:20–21
Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield. For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
- Hosea 1:7
But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
- Psalm 44:3–7
For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them. You are my King, God. Command victories for Jacob! Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, will we tread them under who rise up against us. …
- Haggai 2:2–5
“Speak now to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying, ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Isn’t it in your eyes as nothing? Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says Yahweh. ‘Be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ says Yahweh, ‘and work, for I am with you,’ says Yahweh of Armies. …
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In context
4 I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”
5 Then the angel who talked with me answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”
6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies.
7 Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”
8 Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
Read all of Zechariah 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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