< Zechariah 3 >

1 He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
2 Jehovah said to Satan, "Jehovah rebuke you, Satan. Yes, Jehovah who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you. Isn't this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?"
And the LORD said unto Satan: 'The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan, yea, the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee; is not this man a brand plucked out of the fire?'
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
4 He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, "Take the filthy garments off of him." To him he said, "Look, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing."
And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying: 'Take the filthy garments from off him.' And unto him he said: 'Behold, I cause thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with robes.'
5 I said, "Let them set a clean turban on his head." So they set a clean turban on his head, and clothed him; and the angel of Jehovah was standing by.
And I said: 'Let them set a fair mitre upon his head.' So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments; and the angel of the LORD stood by.
6 The angel of Jehovah protested to Joshua, saying,
And the angel of the LORD forewarned Joshua, saying:
7 "Thus says Jehovah of hosts: 'If you will walk in my ways, and if you will follow my instructions, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these who stand by.
'Thus saith the LORD of hosts: If thou wilt walk in My ways, and if thou wilt keep My charge, and wilt also judge My house, and wilt also keep My courts, then I will give thee free access among these that stand by.
8 Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, look, I will bring forth my servant, the Branch.
Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee; for they are men that are a sign; for, behold, I will bring forth My servant the Shoot.
9 For, look, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: look, I will engrave its engraving,' says Jehovah of hosts, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone are seven facets; behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts: And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
10 In that day,' says Jehovah of hosts, 'you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.'"
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig-tree.

< Zechariah 3 >