Zechariah 4:2

²“What do you see now?” he asked. I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks.

Zechariah 4 presents the prophet's fifth vision: a golden lampstand flanked by two olive trees, with a word for Zerubbabel about rebuilding the temple. The vision addresses a discouraged post-exilic community, assuring them that God's work advances "not by might, nor by power, but b