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Zechariah 3:1-2 KJV
Zechariah · chapter 3 · verses 1–2
1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?Zechariah 3:1-2 · King James Version
Zechariah 3:1-2 in context
1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
2And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
3Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
4And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
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Key words (Strong's)
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- standingʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- pluckednâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- shewedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- JoshuaYᵉhôwshûwaʻJehoshua , the Jewish leaderH3091 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- rebukegâʻarto chideH1605 →
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There was a Joshua that was a principal agent in the first settling of Israel in Canaan; here is another of the same name very active in their second settlement there after the captivity; Jesus is the same name, and it signifies Saviour;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7