MSB Audio · Zechariah 3
Majority Standard Bible
1 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
2 And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.
4 So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid 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, as the angel of the LORD stood by.
6 Then the angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:
7 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
8 Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
9 See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
10 On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”
KJV
1 ¶ 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.
1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)
Christ's priestly ministry to Joshua prefigured.
1 And Joshua the high priest was shewed me, standing before the angel of the LORD: and Satan stood on his right hand to oppose him.
2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan: yea, the LORD rebuke thee, which hath chosen Jerusalem. Is not this a burning that is delivered out of the fire?
3 And Joshua had unclean raiment, and stood before the angel,
4 Which answered and said unto them that stood before him: Put away the unclean garments from him. And he said unto him, Behold, I have taken away thy sin from thee, and have clothed thee with garments of feasting.
5 And he said, Put a clean hat upon his head. And they put a clean hat upon his head, and clothed him with raiment: and the angel of the LORD stood there.
6 And the angel of the LORD bare witness unto Joshua, saying:
7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and wait upon my guard, then thou shalt rule my house, and keep my courts: and I will give thee of these that stand here, that they may guide thee.
8 Give ear, O Joshua, thou high priest, thou and thy friends that dwell before thee: for they are wondrous. For, behold, I will send for Zemah my servant.
9 For, behold, upon the one stone, which I have laid before Joshua, shall be seven eyes. But, behold, I will hew it out, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will take away the sin of that land in one day.
10 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall one invite another under the vine, and under the fig tree.
1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)
Machine-translated from Luther's final 1545 German Bible
The LED is an English rendering of Martin Luther's final 1545 German Bible. According to BackToLuther, it was produced by using the DeepL Translator on Luther's German text, then processed, polished, formatted, and hyperlinked for reading, while preserving chapter headings and other notations from orthodox German Lutheran Bibles.
Source attribution: BackToLuther, “Luther's 1545 Bible - in English by… DeepL Translator (The LED Bible)”.
For print editions, see “1545 Luther's English Bible (LED): now in print”.
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