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Zechariah Chapter 3 (YLT)

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Zechariah Chapter 3
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1 And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.

2 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary: `Jehovah doth push against thee, O Adversary, Yea, push against thee doth Jehovah, Who is fixing on Jerusalem, Is not this a brand delivered from fire?'

3 And Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and is standing before the messenger.

4 And he answereth and speaketh unto those standing before him, saying: `Turn aside the filthy garments from off him.' And he saith unto him, `See, I have caused thine iniquity to pass away from off thee, so as to clothe thee with costly apparel.'

5 He also said, `Let them set a pure diadem on his head. And they set the pure diadem on his head, and clothe him with garments. And the messenger of Jehovah is standing,

6 and the messenger of Jehovah doth protest to Joshua, saying:

7 `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: If in My ways thou dost walk, And if My charge thou dost keep, Then also thou dost judge My house, And also thou dost keep My courts, And I have given to thee conductors among these standing by.

8 Hear, I pray thee, Joshua, the high priest, Thou and thy companions sitting before thee, (For men of type `are' they,) For lo, I am bringing in My servant -- a Shoot.

9 For lo, the stone that I put before Joshua, On one stone `are' seven eyes, Lo, I am graving its graving, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have removed the iniquity of that land in one day.

10 In that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Ye do call, each unto his neighbour, Unto the place of the vine, And unto the place of the fig-tree!'

Frequently Asked Questions

What vision does Zechariah 3 describe?
Joshua the high priest stands before the angel of the LORD in filthy garments while Satan stands at his right hand to accuse him, and the LORD rebukes Satan (v1-3).
What happens to Joshua's filthy garments?
The angel has them removed and says, "I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee," clothing Joshua instead with clean raiment and a fair mitre (v4-5).
Who or what is "the BRANCH" mentioned in verse 8?
The LORD promises to "bring forth my servant the BRANCH," a coming figure tied to the removal of the land's iniquity "in one day" (v8-9).

Today's Verse

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 31:29 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

The LORD rebukes the accuser, calling Joshua 'a brand plucked out of the fire,' language also used of rescued survivors in Amos 4:11, then promises to bring forth His servant the BRANCH. The golden candlestick vision follows in Zechariah 4.