| NETBible | Therefore he told me, “These signify the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ 1 says the Lord who rules over all.” |
| NIV © |
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 Almighty. |
| NASB © |
Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts. |
| NLT © |
Then he said to me, "This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the LORD Almighty. |
| MSG © |
"This is GOD's Message to Zerubbabel: 'You can't force these things. They only come about through my Spirit,' says GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies. |
| BBE © |
This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies. |
| NRSV © |
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. |
| NKJV © |
So he answered and 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. |
| KJV | Then he answered <06030> (8799) and spake <0559> (8799) unto me, saying <0559> (8800)_, This [is] the word <01697> of the LORD <03068> unto Zerubbabel <02216>_, saying <0559> (8800)_, Not by might <02428>_, nor by power <03581>_, but by my spirit <07307>_, saith <0559> (8804) the LORD <03068> of hosts <06635>_. {might: or, army} |
| NASB © |
Then he said <559> to me, "This <2088> is the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> to Zerubbabel <2216> saying <559> , 'Not by might <2428> nor <3808> by power <3581> , but by My Spirit <7307> ,' says <559> the LORD <3068> of hosts .<6635> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ apekriyh {V-API-3S} kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} prov <4314> PREP me <1473> P-AS legwn <3004> V-PAPNS outov <3778> D-NSM o <3588> T-NSM logov <3056> N-NSM kuriou <2962> N-GSM prov <4314> PREP zorobabel <2216> N-PRI legwn <3004> V-PAPNS ouk <3364> ADV en <1722> PREP dunamei <1411> N-DSF megalh <3173> A-DSF oude <3761> CONJ en <1722> PREP iscui <2479> N-DSF all <235> CONJ h <2228> CONJ en <1722> PREP pneumati <4151> N-DSN mou <1473> P-GS legei <3004> V-PAI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM pantokratwr <3841> N-NSM |
| NET [draft] ITL | Therefore he told <06030> me, “These <02088> signify <0559> the word <01697> of the Lord <03068> to <0413> Zerubbabel <02216> : ‘Not <03808> by strength <02428> and not <03808> by power <03581> , but by my Spirit <07307> ,’ says <0559> the Lord <03068> who rules over all .”<06635> |
| HEBREW | twabu <06635> hwhy <03068> rma <0559> yxwrb <07307> Ma <0518> yk <03588> xkb <03581> alw <03808> lyxb <02428> al <03808> rmal <0559> lbbrz <02216> la <0413> hwhy <03068> rbd <01697> hz <02088> rmal <0559> yla <0413> rmayw <0559> Neyw (4:6) <06030> |
| NETBible | Therefore he told me, “These signify the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ 1 says the Lord who rules over all.” |
| NET Notes |
1 sn It is premature to understand the Spirit here as the Holy Spirit (the third Person of the Trinity), though the OT prepares the way for that NT revelation (cf. Gen 1:2; Exod 23:3; 31:3; Num 11:17-29; Judg 3:10; 6:34; 2 Kgs 2:9, 15, 16; Ezek 2:2; 3:12; 11:1, 5). |