Zechariah 3:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 And the angel of the Lord said to the adversary, “May the Lord rebuke you, O adversary; may the Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you!(A) Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?”(B)
3 [a]Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clad in filthy garments. 4 Then the angel said to those standing before him, “Remove his filthy garments.”(C) And to him he said, “Look, I have taken your guilt from you,(D) and I am clothing you in stately robes.”
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- 3:3–4 The filthy garments of Joshua symbolized the guilt of the Israelite people who have become unclean by going into exile. The angel of the Lord purifies the high priest by the removal of his garments.
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