Study it in the app“And he answered and said to me, saying, “This is the word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by army and not by power, but by my spirit, says YHWH Tsevaot.”
To Zerubbabel: the work will be done not by army or might, but by God's spiritThe Holy Spirit
And he answeredוַיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר“Thisזֶהis the wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהtoאֶלZerubbabel,זְרֻבָּבֶלsaying,לֵאמֹרNotלֹאby armyבְחַיִלand notוְלֹאby power,בְכֹחַbutכִּי אִםby my spirit,בְּרוּחִיsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsZerubbabel
Zerubbabel: a descendant of David who led the return of the exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the house of YHWH (Ezra 3; Haggai 1-2).
Where else “zerubavel” appearsarmy
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayil” appearsstrength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “choach” appearsSpirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruchi” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears“My spirit”: Hebrew has no capital letters; it is the spirit of God, that does what human strength cannot.
5And the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
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7Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will be a plain; and he will bring out the top stone amid shouts: ‘Favor, favor to it!’”
