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Zechariah’s Fourth Vision

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. 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?” And Joshua was clothed in filthy garments and was standing before[e] the angel. 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.” 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 3:1 Literally “to the face of”
  2. Zechariah 3:1 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  3. Zechariah 3:2 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  4. Zechariah 3:2 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  5. Zechariah 3:3 Literally “to the face of”
  6. Zechariah 3:4 Literally “to the face of”
  7. Zechariah 3:4 The Hebrew term refers to guilt caused by sin (HALOT 800 s.v. 2)
  8. Zechariah 3:5 Or “turban”