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Who has despised the day of small things? These people will rejoice
"Those who have despised the day of small things will rejoice"
the day of small things
"the time when progress was slow". This refers to when the people were building the temple.
plumb stone
This is an instrument made with a heavy object attached to the end of a string that builders used to ensure that the walls of buildings were straight.
These seven lamps
This refers to the lamps that Zechariah saw in Zechariah 4:2-3.
These seven lamps are the eyes of Yahweh that roam over the whole earth
"These seven lamps represent the eyes of Yahweh, who sees everything that happens on the earth"