So I answered and I asked the angel speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem, and the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
As for me, I heard, but I could not understand. So I said, “My lord, what shall be the result of these things?”
And I said to the angel speaking to me, “What are these?” And he answered, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
And I said, “What are these, my lord?” Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “I will show you what these are.”
Then the angel speaking with me responded, “Do you really not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
And I asked, “What is it?” He said, “This is the ephah basket going forth. This represents their iniquity throughout all the land.”
Then I answered the angel speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”
Then Jesus sent the crowds away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”