Zechariah · Bible in Basic English
Zechariah 3 Bible in Basic English
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
1 And he let me see Joshua, the high priest, in his place before the angel of the Lord, and the Satan at his right hand ready to take up a cause against him.
1 He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before Yahweh’s angel, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
2 And the Lord said to the Satan, May the Lord's word be sharp against you, O Satan, the word of the Lord who has taken Jerusalem for himself: is this not a burning branch pulled out of the fire?
2 Yahweh said to Satan, “Yahweh rebuke you, Satan! Yes, Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?”
3 Now Joshua was clothed in unclean robes, and he was in his place before the angel.
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.
4 And he made answer and said to those who were there before him, Take the unclean robes off him, and let him be clothed in clean robes;
4 He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, “Take the filthy garments off him.” To him he said, “Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing.”
5 And let them put a clean head-dress on his head. So they put a clean head-dress on his head, clothing him with clean robes: and to him he said, See, I have taken your sin away from you.
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 Yahweh’s angel was standing by.
6 And the angel of the Lord made a statement to Joshua, and said,
6 Yahweh’s angel solemnly assured Joshua, saying,
7 These are the words of the Lord of armies: If you will go in my ways and keep what I have put in your care, then you will be judge over my Temple and have the care of my house, and I will give you the right to come in among those who are there.
7 “Yahweh of Armies says: ‘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.
8 Give ear now, O Joshua, the high priest, you and your friends who are seated before you; for these are men who are a sign: for see, I will let my servant the Branch be seen.
8 Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign; for, behold, I will bring out my servant, the Branch.
9 For see, the stone which I have put before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: see, the design cut on it will be my work, says the Lord of armies, and I will take away the sin of that land in one day.
9 For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua: on one stone are seven eyes; behold, I will engrave its inscription,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
10 In that day, says the Lord of armies, you will be one another's guests under the vine and under the fig-tree.
10 In that day,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.’”
Cross references (10)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 22:31; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:9–10; Psalm 109:6; Job 2:1–8
- 2 Amos 4:11; Jude 23; Jude 9; Romans 8:33; 1 John 3:8
- 3 Isaiah 64:6; Revelation 19:8; Ezra 9:15; Revelation 7:13–14; 2 Chronicles 30:18–20
- 4 Isaiah 61:10; Luke 15:22; Ezekiel 36:25; Revelation 7:14; Revelation 19:7–8
- 5 Zechariah 6:11; Job 29:14; Exodus 29:6; Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:8–14
- 6 Exodus 23:20–21; Jeremiah 11:7; Isaiah 63:9; Genesis 22:15–16; Hosea 12:4
- 7 Matthew 19:28; 2 Timothy 4:1–2; Genesis 26:5; Ezekiel 44:15–16; 1 Timothy 6:13–14
- 8 Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 6:12; Isaiah 42:1; Jeremiah 33:15
- 9 Zechariah 4:10; Jeremiah 50:20; Revelation 5:6; Isaiah 28:16; Jeremiah 31:34
- 10 1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; Zechariah 2:11; John 1:45–48; Hosea 2:18
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