Zechariah 3
3
A Vision of the High Priest Dressed in Fine Clothes
1Then the Lord showed me Joshua the high priest. He was standing in front of the angel of the Lord. Satan was standing to the right of Joshua. He was there to bring charges against the high priest. 2The Lord said to Satan, “May the Lord correct you! He has chosen Jerusalem. So may he correct you! Isn’t this man Joshua like a burning stick pulled out of the fire?”
3Joshua stood in front of the angel. He was wearing clothes that were very dirty. 4The angel spoke to those who were standing near him. He said, “Take his dirty clothes off.”
He said to Joshua, “I have taken your sin away. I will put fine clothes on you.”
5I added, “Put a clean turban on his head.” So they did. And they dressed him while the angel of the Lord stood by.
6Then the angel spoke to Joshua. He said, 7“The Lord who rules over all says, ‘You must obey me. You must do what I have commanded. Then you will rule in my temple. You will be in charge of my courtyards. And I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
8“ ‘High Priest Joshua, pay attention! I want you other priests who are sitting with Joshua to listen also. All you men are signs of things to come. I am going to bring to you my servant the Branch. 9Look at the stone I have put in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone. I will carve a message on it,’ says the Lord who rules over all. ‘And I will remove the sin of this land in one day.
10“ ‘At that time each of you will invite your neighbors to visit you. They will sit under your vines and fig trees,’ announces the Lord.”
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Zechariah 3
3
Fourth Vision: High Priest and Branch
1Then he showed me the high priest Joshua#Hg 1:1,12,14; 2:4; Zch 6:11 standing before the angel of the Lord,#Gn 16:7–13; 21:17; 22:11–16; 31:11–13 with Satan#3:1 Or the accuser#1Ch 21:1; Jb 1:6–12; Rv 12:10 standing at his right side to accuse him. 2The Lord#3:2 Syr reads The Angel of the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! May the Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?” #Dt 4:20; Am 4:11
3Now Joshua was dressed with filthy#3:3 Probably stained with human excrement clothes#Dt 23:13; Is 4:4 as he stood before the angel.#Lv 22:3 4So the angel of the Lord#3:4 Lit he spoke to those#3:4 = the angels standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to him, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you,#2Sm 24:10; Jb 7:21; Mc 7:18 and I will clothe you with festive robes.”
5Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban#Ex 28:36–38 on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him in garments while the angel of the Lord was standing nearby.
6Then the angel of the Lord charged Joshua, 7“This is what the Lord of Armies says: If you walk in my ways and keep my mandates, you will both rule my house and take care of my courts; I will also grant you access among these who are standing here.
8“Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your colleagues sitting before you; indeed, these men are a sign that I am about to bring my servant, the Branch.#Is 4:2; 11:1; Jr 23:5; 33:15; Ezk 17:22–24; Zch 6:12 9Notice the stone#Ps 118:22–23; Is 8:14; 28:16; Dn 2:35,45; Zch 4:10; Rv 5:6 I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes.#Zch 4:10 I will engrave an inscription on it” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies — “and I will take away the iniquity of this land in a single day. 10On that day, each of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and fig tree.”#1Kg 4:25; 2Kg 18:31; Mc 4:1–8 This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
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