Zechariah 4:5

Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

Cross-references

In Zechariah 4:13, the angel repeats the exact same question about the olive trees, forming a direct parallel within the same vision.

In Zechariah 1:9, the same angelic dialogue pattern occurs — Zechariah asks and the angel offers to explain, just as here.

Zechariah 5:5 continues the same angelic dialogue, introducing the next vision of the flying scroll.

Mark 4:13 Parallel

In Mark 4:13, Jesus uses a similar rhetorical question about understanding parables, echoing the angel's challenge to Zechariah.