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And he said to me: What do you see? And I said: I have looked, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, and the lamp-holder on top of it, and seven lamps on it, and seven oil funnels for the lamps that are on it.
And he answered and said to me: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying: Not by great power nor by strength, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Who are you, the great mountain before the face of Zerubbabel, that I should make it prosper? And I will bring out the stone of the inheritance, the equality of grace, its grace.
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall complete it; and you shall know that the Lord Almighty has sent me out to you.
For who has despised the days of small things? And they shall rejoice and shall see the tin stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. These seven are the eyes of the Lord that look upon all the earth.
And I asked a second time and said to him: What are the two branches of the olive trees that are in the hands of the two golden spouts that pour out and draw up the golden oil funnels?