3 Then the angel of the Lord appeared to me, Zechariah, and he showed me Joshua, the most important priest. Joshua was standing in front of the angel of the Lord . Satan stood on the right side of Joshua. He was ready to say that Joshua had done bad things. 2 The Lord said to Satan, ‘The Lord says that you are wrong. The Lord has chosen Jerusalem. And he says that you are wrong. Joshua is certainly like a burning stick that someone pulls quickly out of the fire.’
3 Joshua was wearing very dirty clothes and he stood in front of the angel. 4 The angel said to the other angels that stood in front of him, ‘Remove his very dirty clothes.’ Then the first angel said to Joshua, ‘See, I have taken away your sin. I will put the clothes on you that a priest should wear.’
5 Then Zechariah said, ‘Put a clean hat on his head.’ So they put a clean hat on his head and they dressed him in clean clothes. The angel of the Lord stood near to them. [ a ]
6 The angel of the Lord spoke to Joshua with these serious words. 7 ‘These are the words of the Lord Almighty. Listen to them and obey them. “You will rule in my house. You will rule inside the walls of my house. I will give you a place among the angels that are standing here.
8 Listen, Joshua, most important priest of the Lord . Listen you priests that sit with Joshua. You are like a sign. People can look at you. And they can know that good things will happen in future years. See! I will bring to you my servant who is called The Branch. [ b ] 9 See the stone that I have put in front of Joshua! It is a stone with seven sides and I will cut words in the stone”, says the Lord Almighty. “I will remove the sin of this country's people in one day.” 10 “On that day”, says the Lord Almighty, “each of you will ask your friends to come. You will ask them to come and to sit under your own vines and fig trees.” ’ [ c ]
3 The angel showed me Joshua the high priest, standing in front of the angel of the Lord and Satan was standing by Joshua’s right side. Satan was there to accuse Joshua of doing wrong. 2 Then the angel of the Lord said, “The Lord says that you are wrong, and he will continue to correct you! The Lord has chosen Jerusalem to be his special city. He saved that city—it was like a burning stick pulled from the fire.”
3 Joshua was wearing a dirty robe as he stood in front of the angel. 4 Then the angel said to the other angels standing near him, “Take those dirty clothes off Joshua.” Then the angel spoke to Joshua. He said, “Now, I have taken away your guilt, and I am giving you a new change of clothes.”
5 Then I said, “Put a clean turban on his head.” So they put the clean turban on him and also put clean clothes on him while the Lord ’s angel stood there. 6 Then the Lord ’s angel said this to Joshua:
7 This is what the Lord All-Powerful said:
“Live the way I tell you,
and do everything I say.
And you will be in charge of my Temple.
You will take care of its courtyard.
You will be free to go anywhere in my Temple,
just as these angels standing here.
8 Listen, Joshua, you who are the high priest,
and listen, you fellow priests seated before him.
You are all examples to show what will happen when I bring my special servant.
He is called, the Branch.
9 Look, I put a special stone in front of Joshua.
There are seven sides [ a ] on that stone.
I will carve a special message on it.
This will show that in one day, I will remove the guilt from this land.”
10 The Lord All-Powerful says,
“At that time people will sit and talk
with their friends and neighbors.
They will invite each other to sit
under the fig trees and grapevines.”
3 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord , and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
5 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 And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying,
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch .
9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: 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, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
3 Then he showed me ( A ) Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord , and [ a ] ( B ) Satan standing at his right to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “ ( C ) The Lord rebuke you, Satan! Indeed, the Lord who has ( D ) chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a ( E ) log snatched from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was clothed in ( F ) filthy garments and was standing before the angel. 4 And he responded and said to those who were standing before him, saying, “ ( G ) Remove the filthy garments from him.” Again he said to him, “See, I have ( H ) taken your guilt away from you and [ b ] will ( I ) clothe you with festive robes.” 5 Then I said, “Have them put a clean ( J ) headband on his head.” So they put the clean headband on his head and clothed him with garments, while the angel of the Lord was standing by.
6 And the angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, 7 “The Lord of armies says this: ‘If you ( K ) walk in My ways and perform My service, then you will both ( L ) govern My house and be in charge of My ( M ) courtyards, and I will grant you [ c ] free access among these who are standing here .
8 Now listen, Joshua, you high priest, you and your friends who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a ( N ) sign: for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the [ d ] ( O ) Branch. 9 For behold, the stone that I have put before Joshua; on one stone are ( P ) seven eyes. Behold, I am going to engrave an inscription on it,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘and I will ( Q ) remove the guilt of that land in one day. 10 On that day,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his ( R ) vine and under his fig tree.’”
3 Then he showed me Joshua ( A ) the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord , and Satan [ a ] ( B ) standing at his right side to accuse him. 2 The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, ( C ) Satan! The Lord , who has chosen ( D ) Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick ( E ) snatched from the fire?” ( F )
3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.”
Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, ( G ) and I will put fine garments ( H ) on you.”
5 Then I said, “Put a clean turban ( I ) on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord stood by.
6 The angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua: 7 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, ( J ) then you will govern my house ( K ) and have charge ( L ) of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here. ( M )
8 “‘Listen, High Priest ( N ) Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic ( O ) of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. ( P ) 9 See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! ( Q ) There are seven eyes [ b ] ( R ) on that one stone, ( S ) and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin ( T ) of this land in a single day.
10 “‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit ( U ) under your vine and fig tree, ( V ) ’ declares the Lord Almighty.”
