Zechariah’s Fourth Vision
3 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before[a] the angel of Yahweh; and Satan[b] was standing on his right to accuse him. 2 But Yahweh said to Satan,[c] “Yahweh rebukes you, O Satan![d] Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebukes you! Is this not a stick snatched from the fire?” 3 And Joshua was clothed in filthy garments and was standing before[e] the angel. 4 And he answered and said to the ones standing before[f] him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And he said to him, “See, I have taken away your guilt[g] from you, and will clothe you with rich garments.” 5 And I said, “Let them put a clean headband[h] on his head.” And they put a clean headband on his head, and they clothed him with garments. And the angel of Yahweh was standing by.
6 And the angel of Yahweh assured Joshua, saying, 7 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my requirements, then you will judge[i] my house, and you will also guard my courtyards, and I will give to you passageways[j] among these that are standing here. 8 Listen, please, O Joshua the high priest, you and your companions[k] that are sitting before[l] you. For the men are a sign that,[m] look, I am going to bring my servant the Branch.[n] 9 For consider, the stone that I set before[o] Joshua, on one stone are seven eyes.[p] Look, I am going to engrave an inscription on it,’[q] declares[r] Yahweh of hosts, ‘and I will remove the guilt of that land in a single day. 10 On that day,’ declares[s] Yahweh of hosts, ‘you will invite one another[t] under the vine and under the fig tree.’”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 3:1 Literally “to the face of”
- Zechariah 3:1 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Zechariah 3:2 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Zechariah 3:2 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
- Zechariah 3:3 Literally “to the face of”
- Zechariah 3:4 Literally “to the face of”
- Zechariah 3:4 The Hebrew term refers to guilt caused by sin (HALOT 800 s.v. 2)
- Zechariah 3:5 Or “turban”
- Zechariah 3:7 Or “govern”
- Zechariah 3:7 Or “right of access”
- Zechariah 3:8 Possibly his fellow priests
- Zechariah 3:8 Literally “to the face of”
- Zechariah 3:8 Hebrew “for”
- Zechariah 3:8 Hebrew “Sprout” or “Shoot” (“Branch” is a traditional rendering in English)
- Zechariah 3:9 Literally “I gave to the face of, ”or “I gave in the presence of”
- Zechariah 3:9 Or “facets”
- Zechariah 3:9 Literally “I am going to engrave its engraving”
- Zechariah 3:9 Literally “declaration of”
- Zechariah 3:10 Literally “declaration of”
- Zechariah 3:10 Literally “a man to his friend”