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Zechariah 4:6 — Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the…
“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.”
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The verses around Zechariah 4:6.
4So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
6Then 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.
7Who 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.
8Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Verse explanation
'Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit' is the key line of the vision: the message to Zerubbabel is that the temple would be finished not through political or military force, but through God's own action.
From the Zechariah 4 study in Bible in Stories.
Zechariah 4:6 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E respondeu, e me fallou, dizendo: Esta é a palavra do Senhor a Zorobabel, dizendo: Não por força nem por violencia, mas sim pelo meu Espirito, diz o Senhor dos Exercitos.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E ele falou comigo, dizendo: Esta é palavra do SENHOR a Zorobabel, que diz: Não [se fará] por força, nem por violência, mas sim por meu espírito, diz o SENHOR dos exércitos.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Entonces me dijo: “Este es el mensaje del Señor a Zorobabel: No es con poder, ni con fuerza sino con mi espíritu, dice el Señor.
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