Zechariah 3
1 And the Lord shewed me Jesus the
high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and the
aOr, accuser.Devil stood on his right hand to resist him. And the Lord said to the Devil,
2 bJude 1. 9.
The Lord rebuke thee, O Devil, even the Lord that has chosen Jerusalem rebuke
thee: behold! is not this as a brand plucked from the fire?
3 Now Jesus was clothed in
cOr, vile, see Jas. 2. 2.filthy raiment, and stood before the angel.
4 And
the Lord answered and spoke to those who stood before
him, saying, Take away the filthy raiment from him: and he said to him,
Behold, I have taken away thine iniquities: and clothe ye him with a
dOr, full length.long robe, 5 and place a pure mitre
upon his head. So they placed a pure mitre upon his head, and clothed him with
garments: and the angel of the Lord stood by.
6 And the angel of the Lord testified
to Jesus, saying, 7 Thus saith the
Lord Almighty;
If thou wilt walk in my ways, and take heed to my charges, then shalt thou
judge my house: and if thou wilt diligently keep my court, then will I give
thee men to walk in the midst of these that stand
here. 8 Hear
now, Jesus the high priest, thou, and thy neighbours that are sitting before
thee: for they are diviners, for, behold, I bring
forth my servant The
eSee Luke 1. 78.Branch. 9 For
as for the stone which I have set before the face of
Jesus, on the one stone are seven eyes: behold, I am digging a trench, saith
the Lord Almighty, and I will search out all the iniquity of that land in one
day. 10 In that day, saith the Lord
Almighty, ye shall call together every man his neighbour under the vine and
under the fig-tree.