Zechariah 2:8-3:5

English Standard Version

⁸For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me^[a] to the nations who plundered you, ^(A)for he who touches you touches ^(B)the apple of his eye: ⁹“Behold, ^(C)I will shake my hand over them, ^(D)and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then ^(E)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. ¹⁰^(F)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for ^(G)behold, I come ^(H)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. ¹¹^(I)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. ^(J)And I will dwell in your midst, and ^(K)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. ¹²^(L)And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again ^(M)choose Jerusalem.”

¹³Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.

A Vision of Joshua the High Priest

3 Then he showed me ^(N)Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and ^(O)Satan^[b] standing at his right hand to accuse him. ²And the Lord said to Satan, ^(P)“The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has ^(Q)chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this ^(R)a brand^[c] plucked from the fire?” ³Now ^(S)Joshua was standing before the angel, ^(T)clothed with filthy garments. ⁴And the angel said to ^(U)those who were standing before him, ^(V)“Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, ^(W)I have taken your iniquity away from you, and ^(X)I will clothe you with pure vestments.” ⁵And I said, ^(Y)“Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.