Zechariah · Free Bible Version
Zechariah 3 Free Bible Version
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
1 Then the Lord showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing on his right accusing 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 Satan, “The Lord rebukes you Satan. I, the Lord who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you. Isn't he like a half-burned stick snatched from 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 Joshua was wearing filthy clothes as he stood in front of the angel.
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.
4 The angel said to those standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See how I have taken away your sins from you, and now I am dressing you with fine clothes.”
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 Then I said, “Wrap a clean turban around his head.” So they wrapped a clean turban around his head and put the clothes on him while the angel of the Lord stood there.
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 Then the angel of the Lord solemnly advised Joshua, saying,
6 Yahweh’s angel solemnly assured Joshua, saying,
7 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: If you follow my ways and observe my commands, then you will govern my Temple and its courtyards. I will allow you to walk among those standing here.
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 Pay attention, high priest Joshua and all your fellow-priests that you teach! You are a sign of good things to come. Look! I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.
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 See that I have placed a precious stone in front of Joshua, a single stone with seven faces. Watch, for I myself am going to engrave seven eyes on it, declares the Lord Almighty, and I will wipe away the sins of this land in a single 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 On that day everyone will invite their friends to sit in peace under their vines and fig trees, says the Lord Almighty.”
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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