Zechariah 3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Fourth Vision: High Priest and Branch

¹ Then he showed me the high priest Joshua  standing before the angel of the Lord,  with Satan  , standing at his right side to accuse him.

² The Lord   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? ’

³ Now Joshua was dressed with filthy  clothes  as he stood before the angel.

⁴ So the angel of the Lord   said to those  standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes! ’ Then he said to him, ‘See, I have removed your iniquity from you,  and I will clothe you with festive robes.’

⁵ Then I said, ‘Let them put a clean turban  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.

⁶ Then the angel of the Lord charged Joshua,

⁷ ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: If you walk in my ways and keep my mandates, you will both rule my house and take care of my courts; I will also grant you access among these who are standing here.

⁸ ‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your colleagues sitting before you; indeed, these men are a sign that I am about to bring my servant, the Branch.

⁹ Notice the stone  I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes.  I will engrave an inscription on it’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #‘and I will take away the iniquity of this land in a single day.

¹⁰ On that day, each of you will invite his neighbour to sit under his vine and fig tree.’  This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.