Zechariah 3

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The Vision of the High Priest

3 Then I saw Joshua the High Priest standing in the presence of the angel of the Lord, with Satan^[a] standing at his right to oppose him.

² The Lord told Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan—in fact, may the Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! This man is a burning brand plucked from the fire, is he not?”

³ Now Joshua was wearing filthy clothes as he stood in the presence of the angel.

⁴ So the angel^[b] continued to tell those who were standing in his presence, “Remove his filthy clothes.”

And he told Joshua,^[c] “Look how I’ve removed your iniquity. Now I’m clothing you with fine garments.”

⁵ Then I said, “Let them place a pure diadem^[d] on his head.”

So they placed the pure diadem^[e] on his head and clothed him with fine garments while the angel of the Lord was standing beside them.^[f]

The Lord’s Charge to Joshua

⁶ Then the angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua: ⁷ “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘If you will live according to my ways, and if you will keep what I have entrusted to you,^[g] then you will also administer my Temple, and you will also guard my courtyards. And I will give you access to these who serve^[h] here.

⁸ “‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and those companions of yours who sit with you,^[i] for these men are a sign that I am presenting my servant, the Branch.^{[j] 9} Look, the stone that I put in place in Joshua’s presence—on that one stone are seven eyes.^[k] And look, I will do the engraving myself,’ declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, ‘and I will remove the perversity of that land in a single day. ¹⁰ At that time,’^[l] declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, ‘you will invite each of your neighbors to join you^[m] under the vine and fig tree.’”