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Then he showed me Joshua^(a) the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord ,^(b) with Satan^[a](c) standing at his right side to accuse him.

The Lord ^[b] said to Satan: "The Lord rebuke you, Satan! May the Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn't this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?"^(d)

Now Joshua was dressed with filthy^[c] clothes^(e) as he stood before the Angel.^(f)

So the Angel of the Lord ^[d] spoke to those^[e] standing before Him, "Take off his filthy clothes!" Then He said to him, "See, I have removed your guilt from you,^(g) and I will clothe you with splendid robes."

Then I said, "Let them put a clean turban^(h) on his head." So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him in garments while the Angel of the Lord was standing nearby.

Then the Angel of the Lord charged Joshua:

"This is what the Lord of Hosts says: If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, you will both rule My house and take care of My courts; I will also grant you access among these who are standing here.

"Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your colleagues sitting before you; indeed, these men are a sign that I am about to bring My servant, the Branch.⁽ⁱ⁾

Notice the stone^(j) I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes.^(k) I will engrave an inscription on it"—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—"and I will take away the guilt of this land in a single day.

On that day, each of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and fig tree."^(l) This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.