Joshua, the High Priest
3 Then he showed me (A)Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and [a](B)Satan standing at his right to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “(C)The Lord rebuke you, Satan! Indeed, the Lord who has (D)chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a (E)log snatched from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was clothed in (F)filthy garments and was standing before the angel. 4 And he responded and said to those who were standing before him, saying, “(G)Remove the filthy garments from him.” Again he said to him, “See, I have (H)taken your guilt away from you and [b]will (I)clothe you with festive robes.” 5 Then I said, “Have them put a clean (J)headband on his head.” So they put the clean headband on his head and clothed him with garments, while the angel of the Lord was standing by.
6 And the angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, 7 “The Lord of armies says this: ‘If you (K)walk in My ways and perform My service, then you will both (L)govern My house and be in charge of My (M)courtyards, and I will grant you [c]free access among these who are standing here.
The Branch
8 Now listen, Joshua, you high priest, you and your friends who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a (N)sign: for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the [d](O)Branch. 9 For behold, the stone that I have put before Joshua; on one stone are (P)seven eyes. Behold, I am going to engrave an inscription on it,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘and I will (Q)remove the guilt of that land in one day. 10 On that day,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his (R)vine and under his fig tree.’”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 3:1 Satan is Heb for Adversary; or Accuser
- Zechariah 3:4 Lit to clothe
- Zechariah 3:7 Lit goings
- Zechariah 3:8 Lit Sprout
Cross references
- Zechariah 3:1 : Ezra 5:2; Hag 1:1; Zech 6:11
- Zechariah 3:1 : 1 Chr 21:1; Job 1:6; Ps 109:6; Rev 12:10
- Zechariah 3:2 : Mark 9:25; Jude 9
- Zechariah 3:2 : Zech 2:12
- Zechariah 3:2 : Amos 4:11; Jude 23
- Zechariah 3:3 : Ezra 9:15; Is 4:4; 64:6
- Zechariah 3:4 : Is 43:25; Ezek 36:25
- Zechariah 3:4 : Mic 7:18, 19; Zech 3:9
- Zechariah 3:4 : Is 52:1; 61:10
- Zechariah 3:5 : Job 29:14; Is 3:23
- Zechariah 3:7 : 1 Kin 3:14
- Zechariah 3:7 : Deut 17:9, 12
- Zechariah 3:7 : Is 62:9
- Zechariah 3:8 : Is 8:18; 20:3; Ezek 12:11
- Zechariah 3:8 : Is 11:1; 53:2; Jer 23:5; 33:15; Zech 6:12
- Zechariah 3:9 : Zech 4:10
- Zechariah 3:9 : Jer 31:34; 50:20; Zech 3:4
- Zechariah 3:10 : 1 Kin 4:25; Is 36:16; Mic 4:4