An electronic candle device, comprising: a generally cylindrical hollow shell having a top end, a bottom end and a longitudinal axis; a bracket member mounted in the hollow shell and extending co-axially therewith; a support member mounted inside the bracket member; a light-emitting member disposed at a top end of the support member and covered with a light-permeable cap member having a contour resembling a flame of a burning candle; wherein the support member has a counterbalancing member engaged with a lower part of the support member and is mounted in pivoting engagement inside the bracket member by being provided with a pair of transverse arms (26, 28) mounted above the counterbalancing member, said pair of arms defining a pivot axis of the support member and the counterbalancing member to transmit pendulum motion to the light-emitting member and the cap member; an electromagnet assembly disposed within the hollow interior of the shell adjacent the bottom of the shell, and comprising: a pair of spaced-apart permanent magnets (50, 52), of opposite polarity connected to and positioned below the counterbalancing member of the support member; and a coil of wire wrapped around a lower portion of the bracket member, said coil of wire being operationally connected to the permanent magnets (50, 52) and powered by an electronic circuit; wherein said electromagnet assembly moves said light-emitting member in an intermittent randomly sequenced pendulum manner transversely to a longitudinal axis of said shell; wherein the electronic circuit is mounted at a lower part of the shell and is connectable to a source of electric power, said electronic circuit delivering electrical current to the light-emitting member and to the coil of wire of the electromagnet assembly, said electronic circuit comprising a printed circuit board assembly having a rectifier bridge for converting alternating current to direct current, and wherein the coil of wire of the electromagnet assembly is powered by the alternating current and the light-emitting member is powered by the direct current. a generally cylindrical hollow shell having a top end, a bottom end and a longitudinal axis; a bracket member mounted in the hollow shell and extending co-axially therewith; a support member mounted inside the bracket member; a light-emitting member disposed at a top end of the support member and covered with a light-permeable cap member having a contour resembling a flame of a burning candle; wherein the support member has a counterbalancing member engaged with a lower part of the support member and is mounted in pivoting engagement inside the bracket member by being provided with a pair of transverse arms (26, 28) mounted above the counterbalancing member, said pair of arms defining a pivot axis of the support member and the counterbalancing member to transmit pendulum motion to the light-emitting member and the cap member; an electromagnet assembly disposed within the hollow interior of the shell adjacent the bottom of the shell, and comprising: a pair of spaced-apart permanent magnets (50, 52), of opposite polarity connected to and positioned below the counterbalancing member of the support member; and a coil of wire wrapped around a lower portion of the bracket member, said coil of wire being operationally connected to the permanent magnets (50, 52) and powered by an electronic circuit; a pair of spaced-apart permanent magnets (50, 52), of opposite polarity connected to and positioned below the counterbalancing member of the support member; and a coil of wire wrapped around a lower portion of the bracket member, said coil of wire being operationally connected to the permanent magnets (50, 52) and powered by an electronic circuit; wherein said electromagnet assembly moves said light-emitting member in an intermittent randomly sequenced pendulum manner transversely to a longitudinal axis of said shell; wherein the electronic circuit is mounted at a lower part of the shell and is connectable to a source of electric power, said electronic circuit delivering electrical current to the light-emitting member and to the coil of wire of the electromagnet assembly, said electronic circuit comprising a printed circuit board assembly having a rectifier bridge for converting alternating current to direct current, and wherein the coil of wire of the electromagnet assembly is powered by the alternating current and the light-emitting member is powered by the direct current.