Zechariah 3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Fourth Vision: Joshua and Satan
3 Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord and the accuser[a] standing at his right hand to accuse him.(A) 2 And the Lord said to the accuser,[b] “The Lord rebuke you, O accuser![c] The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this man a brand plucked from the fire?”(B) 3 Now Joshua was wearing filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel[d] said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And to him he said, “See, I have taken your guilt away from you, and I will clothe you with festal apparel.”(C) 5 And he said,[e] “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with apparel, and the angel of the Lord was standing by.(D)
6 Then the angel of the Lord warned Joshua, saying 7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my requirements, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here.(E) 8 Now listen, Joshua, high priest, you and your colleagues who sit before you! For they are an omen of things to come: I am going to bring my servant the Branch.(F) 9 For on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven facets, I will engrave its inscription, says the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the guilt of this land in a single day.(G) 10 On that day, says the Lord of hosts, you shall invite each other to come under your vine and fig tree.”(H)
Zechariah 3
Lexham English Bible
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”
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