Zechariah · Bible in Basic English
Zechariah 3 Bible in Basic English
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Zechariah is not in PT1904.
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PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
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.
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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?”
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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6 And the angel of the Lord made a statement to Joshua, and said,
6 Yahweh’s angel solemnly assured Joshua, saying,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.’”
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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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