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Zechariah 3

1 Then I saw Joshua the High Priest standing in the presence of the angel of the LORD, with Satan a standing at his right to oppose him.

2 The LORD told Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan—in fact, may the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! This man is a burning brand plucked from the fire, is he not?”

3 Now Joshua was wearing filthy clothes as he stood in the presence of the angel.

4 So the angel b continued to tell those who were standing in his presence, “Remove his filthy clothes.” And he told Joshua, c “Look how I’ve removed your iniquity. Now I’m clothing you with fine garments.”

5 Then I said, “Let them place a pure diadem d on his head.” So they placed the pure diadem e on his head and clothed him with fine garments while the angel of the LORD was standing beside them. f

6 Then the angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:

7 “This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘If you will live according to my ways, and if you will keep what I have entrusted to you, g then you will also administer my Temple, and you will also guard my courtyards. And I will give you access to these who serve h here.

8 “‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and those companions of yours who sit with you, i for these men are a sign that I am presenting my servant, the Branch. j

9 Look, the stone that I put in place in Joshua’s presence—on that one stone are seven eyes. k And look, I will do the engraving myself,’ declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, ‘and I will remove the perversity of that land in a single day.

10 At that time,’ l declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, ‘you will invite each of your neighbors to join you m under the vine and fig tree.’”