Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. New Living Translation Then the angel showed me Jeshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD. The Accuser, Satan, was there at the angel’s right hand, making accusations against Jeshua. English Standard Version Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. Berean Standard Bible Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. King James Bible And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. New King James Version Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him. New American Standard Bible Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right to accuse him. NASB 1995 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. NASB 1977 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. Legacy Standard Bible Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Yahweh, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. Amplified Bible Then the guiding angel showed me Joshua the high priest [representing disobedient, sinful Israel] standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him. Christian Standard Bible Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. American Standard Version And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he showed me Yeshua the Great Priest when standing before The Angel of LORD JEHOVAH, and Satan was standing at his right that he would oppose him Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and the Devil stood on his right hand to resist him. Contemporary English Version I was given another vision. This time Joshua the high priest was standing in front of the LORD's angel. And there was Satan, standing at Joshua's right side, ready to accuse him. Douay-Rheims Bible And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord: and Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary. English Revised Version And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then he showed me Joshua, the chief priest, standing in front of the Messenger of the LORD. Satan the Accuser was standing at Joshua's right side to accuse him. Good News Translation In another vision the LORD showed me the High Priest Joshua standing before the angel of the LORD. And there beside Joshua stood Satan, ready to bring an accusation against him. International Standard Version Then I saw Joshua the High Priest standing in the presence of the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right to oppose him. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. Literal Standard Version And he shows me Joshua the high priest standing before the Messenger of YHWH, and Satan standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him. Majority Standard Bible Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. New American Bible Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, while the adversary stood at his right side to accuse him. NET Bible Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. New Revised Standard Version Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. New Heart English Bible He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. Webster's Bible Translation And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. World English Bible He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before Yahweh’s angel, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. Young's Literal Translation And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Vision of Joshua the High Priest1Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”… Cross References Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down--he who accuses them day and night before our God. 1 Chronicles 21:1 Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. Ezra 5:2 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them. Ezra 10:18 Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. Job 1:6 One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. Psalm 109:6 Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand. Ezekiel 44:15 But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD. Treasury of Scripture And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. he. Zechariah 1:9,13,19 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be… Zechariah 2:3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, Zechariah 2:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. standing. Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 1 Samuel 6:20 And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us? the angel. Genesis 48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. Exodus 3:2-6 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed… Exodus 23:20,21 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared… Satan. Job 1:6-12 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them… Job 2:1-8 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD… Psalm 109:6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. resist him. Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Jump to Previous Accuse Adversary Angel Cause Hand High Joshua Messenger Priest Ready Resist Right Satan Shewed Sheweth Showed Side StandingJump to Next Accuse Adversary Angel Cause Hand High Joshua Messenger Priest Ready Resist Right Satan Shewed Sheweth Showed Side StandingZechariah 3 1. Under the type of Joshua, the high priest, receiving clean garments,6. and a covenant of promise, 8. Christ the Branch and Cornerstone is promised. Verses 1-10. - § 6. The fourth vision: Joshua the high priest before the angel. Verse 1. - He showed me. The Septuagint and Vulgate give, "The Lord showed me." Some suppose that it was the interpreting angel who showed this vision; but his duty was to explain, not to present, the visions. So in Zechariah 1:20 it is the Lord who shows the "four craftsmen." This vision is closely connected with the last. In that it was declared that the Lord would again dwell in Jerusalem, and visit his people with blessings. But to fit them for the presence and favour of Jehovah they must be pure. To this end they must have a holy priesthood to train them in righteous ways, to oppose the attacks of the adversary, and to intercede for them effectually. The removal of their impurity is represented in the fourth vision. Joshua the high priest (see note on Haggai 1:1). The name is written Joshua in Ezra 2:2, etc. He was the first of the high priests after the Captivity, succeeding, as by hereditary right, his father Josedech, who died in Babylon. For his services in restoring the temple he is praised among great men in Ecclus. 49:12. Standing before the angel of the Lord. Joshua is the representative of the priesthoood, and through that also of the whole people. The angel of Jehovah (see notes on Zechariah 1:11, 13) is the representative of and endowed with attributes of Jehovah, the Friend and Leader of Israel. The phrase, "standing before," is used in a ministerial sense, as of a servant rendering service to a superior (Genesis 41:46; 1 Kings 12:6, 8), and a priest or Levite performing his official duties (Deuteronomy 10:8; Ezekiel 44:15) : also, in a judicial sense, of a person appearing before a judge, either as plaintiff (Numbers 27:2; 1 Kings 3:16) or defendant (Numbers 35:12). Many commentators find in this scene a judicial process, Joshua appearing before the angel as before his judge; and Ewald supposes that it adumbrates his actual accusation at the Persian court, The mention of the adversary at the right hand (Psalm 109:6) is supposed to confirm this interpretation. But it is obvious that the adversary might stand at the right hand, not as a formal accuser in a trial, but in order to resist and hinder Joshua's proceedings; the angel, too, is not represented as sitting on a throne of judgment, but standing by (ver. 5), and there is no further intimation of any judicial process in the vision. It is therefore best to conceive that Joshua is interceding for the people in his official capacity in the presence of the representative of Jehovah. The locality is not specified; it may have been before the altar, which, we know, was built and used at this time. The special mention of his garments implies that he was engaged in official duties in a consecrated spot; but the place is immaterial. Satan; the adversary, or accuser. The personality of Satan is here plainly recognized, as in Job 1:6, etc.; Job 2:1, etc., rendered by the LXX. in all these places, ὁ διάβολος (see Appendix B, in Archdeacon Perowne's 'Commentary on Zechariah'). At his (Joshua's) right hand. Not as a judicial accuser, but as an enemy to resist his efforts for the good of the people, and to thwart his interests with the angel of the Lord. To resist him; to act the adversary to him. The verb is cognate to, the noun above. From what follows we must suppose that Satan objects against Joshua both his own personal sin and the transgressions of the people whose burden he bore (comp. ver. 9, where his sin is called "the iniquity of the land," which would include the guilt which had led to the Captivity, their dilatoriness in building the temple, and all their backslidings since the return). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then [the angel] showed meוַיַּרְאֵ֗נִי (way·yar·’ê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites the high הַגָּד֔וֹל (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent priest הַכֹּהֵ֣ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest standing עֹמֵ֕ד (‘ō·mêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations before לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the Angel מַלְאַ֣ךְ (mal·’aḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel with Satan וְהַשָּׂטָ֛ן (wə·haś·śā·ṭān) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7854: An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good standing עֹמֵ֥ד (‘ō·mêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations at עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his right hand יְמִינ֖וֹ (yə·mî·nōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south to accuse him. לְשִׂטְנֽוֹ׃ (lə·śiṭ·nōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7853: To be or act as adversary Links Zechariah 3:1 NIVZechariah 3:1 NLT Zechariah 3:1 ESV Zechariah 3:1 NASB Zechariah 3:1 KJV Zechariah 3:1 BibleApps.com Zechariah 3:1 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 3:1 Chinese Bible Zechariah 3:1 French Bible Zechariah 3:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 3:1 He showed me Joshua the high priest (Zech. 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