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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”

Fourth Vision: High Priest and Branch

Then he showed me Joshua(A) the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord,(B) with Satan[a](C) standing at his right side to accuse him. The Lord[b] said to Satan: “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! May the Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”(D)

Now Joshua was dressed with filthy[c] clothes(E) as he stood before the Angel.(F) So the Angel of the Lord[d] spoke to those[e] standing before Him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then He said to him, “See, I have removed your guilt from you,(G) and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”

Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban(H) on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him in garments while the Angel of the Lord was standing nearby.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 3:1 Or the adversary
  2. Zechariah 3:2 Syr reads The Angel of the Lord
  3. Zechariah 3:3 Probably stained with human excrement
  4. Zechariah 3:4 Lit He
  5. Zechariah 3:4 = the angels