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.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Zechariah 3:4 in context
Zechariah 3:1–7
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The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! Yes, the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?”
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Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.
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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.”
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I said, “Let them set a clean turban on his head.”
So they set a clean turban on his head, and clothed him; and the LORD’s angel was standing by.
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The LORD’s angel solemnly assured Joshua, saying,
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“The LORD 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.
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