3:1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and ①Satan standing at his right to accuse him.
▷ ①Satan is Heb for Adversary; or Accuser
3:2 And the LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a log snatched from the fire?”
3:3 Now Joshua was clothed in filthy garments and was standing before the angel.
3:4 And he responded and said to those who were standing before him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” Again he said to him, “See, I have taken your guilt away from you and ①will clothe you with festive robes.”
▷ ①Lit to clothe
3:5 Then I said, “Have them put a clean headband on his head.” So they put the clean headband on his head and clothed him with garments, while the angel of the LORD was standing by.
3:6 And the angel of the LORD admonished Joshua, saying,
3:7 “The LORD of armies says this: ‘If you walk in My ways and perform My service, then you will both govern My house and be in charge of My courtyards, and I will grant you ①free access among these who are standing here.
▷ ①Lit goings
3:8 Now listen, Joshua, you high priest, you and your friends who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a sign: for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the ①Branch.
▷ ①Lit Sprout
3:9 For behold, the stone that I have put before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I am going to engrave an inscription on it,’ declares the LORD of armies, ‘and I will remove the guilt of that land in one day.
3:10 On that day,’ declares the LORD of armies, ‘every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and under his fig tree.’ ”