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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/zechariah/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/zechariah/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jeshua’s clothing was filthy as he stood there before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed in filthy garments and was standing before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy (nauseatingly vile) garments and was standing before the Angel [of the LORD].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was dressed with filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was dressed with filthy clothes as he stood before the Angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Joshua's clothes were filthy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joshua was wearing filthy clothes and was standing in front of the Messenger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joshua was standing there, wearing filthy clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joshua was wearing filthy clothes as he stood in the presence of the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood there before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and is standing before the Messenger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and is standing before the messenger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua was clothed in filthy garments, and he stood before the messenger.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus was clothed with filthy garments: and he stood before the face of the angel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Jesus was clothed with filthy garments. And he stood before the face of an angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clad in filthy garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Joshua was dressed with filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yeshua was wearing a dirty garment and he was standing before The Angel of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now Jesus was clothed in filthy raiment, and stood before the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/3-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=389" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/3.htm">The Vision of Joshua the High Priest</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>And 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?” <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Now Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: lā·ḇuš (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">dressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6674.htm" title="6674: ṣō·w·’îm (Adj-mp) -- Filthy. Or tsov; from an unused root meaning to issue; soiled.">in filthy</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏîm (N-mp) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">garments</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wə·‘ō·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">as he stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ham·mal·’āḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">the angel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-23.htm">Jude 1:23</a></span><br />save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Revelation 7:14</a></span><br />“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-4.htm">Revelation 3:4-5</a></span><br />But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white. / Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-22.htm">Romans 3:22-24</a></span><br />And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, / for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, / and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5-7</a></span><br />Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.” / Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. / And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26-27</a></span><br />to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-9.htm">Philippians 3:9</a></span><br />and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-11.htm">Matthew 22:11-12</a></span><br />But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. / ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Romans 13:14</a></span><br />Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-9.htm">Colossians 3:9-10</a></span><br />Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, / and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">2 Chronicles 30:18-20</a></b></br> For a multitude of the people, <i>even</i> many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-15.htm">Ezra 9:15</a></b></br> O LORD God of Israel, thou <i>art</i> righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as <i>it is</i> this day: behold, we <i>are</i> before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></b></br> But we are all as an unclean <i>thing</i>, and all our righteousnesses <i>are</i> as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Filthy</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/haggai/2-14.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/matthew/6-29.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Filthy</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-6.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-5.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Under the type of Joshua, the high priest, receiving clean garments,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/3-6.htm">and a covenant of promise,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Christ the Branch and Cornerstone is promised.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments</b><br>Joshua, the high priest, represents the spiritual state of Israel after the Babylonian exile. The "filthy garments" symbolize sin and impurity, highlighting the nation's need for cleansing and redemption. In the Old Testament, garments often symbolize one's spiritual condition (<a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a>). The imagery of filthy garments contrasts with the priestly requirement for cleanliness (<a href="/exodus/28-2.htm">Exodus 28:2-3</a>), emphasizing the severity of Israel's spiritual defilement.<p><b>as he stood before the angel</b><br>The angel here is often understood to be the Angel of the Lord, a divine figure who appears throughout the Old Testament. Standing before the angel indicates a position of judgment or intercession. This scene is reminiscent of a courtroom, where Joshua stands accused, yet it also foreshadows the role of Christ as our intercessor (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>). The presence of the angel signifies divine authority and the potential for divine intervention and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua_the_high_priest.htm">Joshua the High Priest</a></b><br>Joshua is the central figure in this vision, representing the spiritual leadership of Israel. His filthy garments symbolize the sin and impurity of the people he represents.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a></b><br>This figure is often interpreted as a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ, acting as an advocate for Joshua and Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/filthy_garments.htm">Filthy Garments</a></b><br>These garments represent sin and impurity. In the Hebrew text, the word for "filthy" (tso'im) implies excrement, highlighting the severity of the impurity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>This is part of a series of visions given to Zechariah, aimed at encouraging the Israelites during the post-exilic period as they rebuild the temple and restore their community.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_courtroom.htm">The Heavenly Courtroom</a></b><br>The setting of this vision is a divine courtroom where Joshua stands accused, symbolizing the spiritual battle and the need for divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin.htm">The Reality of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is pervasive and defiles us, as seen in Joshua's filthy garments. We must recognize our need for cleansing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_advocacy.htm">Divine Advocacy</a></b><br>Just as the Angel of the LORD advocates for Joshua, Christ intercedes for us, offering redemption and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_grace.htm">Transformation through Grace</a></b><br>The removal of Joshua's filthy garments signifies the transformative power of God's grace, which is available to all believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Role of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>Joshua's position as high priest underscores the importance of spiritual leaders being cleansed and renewed to lead effectively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>This vision offers hope that despite our impurity, God provides a way for restoration and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._3_align_with_atonement.htm">If Joshua’s filthy garments symbolize sin, how does this literal exchange of clothes in Zechariah 3 align with other biblical texts about atonement practices? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._3's_court_fit_history.htm">In Zechariah 3, how do we reconcile the supernatural scene of a heavenly court with historical or archaeological evidence about Israel’s priesthood? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_joshua_the_high_priest.htm">Who was Joshua the High Priest in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_zechariah_3_1-5_more_than_symbolic.htm">In light of scientific skepticism about visions, how can we treat the dramatic imagery in Zechariah 3:1-5 as historically reliable or more than symbolic?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Clothed with filthy garments.</span> The soiled, or dark mourning garments represent not so much the low estate to which the Aaronic priesthood had been reduced, as the defilements of sin with which Joshua was encompassed, especially, perhaps, his error in allowing his descendants to intermarry with heathens (<a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">Ezra 10:18</a>). But the sin was not only personal; he appeared laden with the guilt of the priesthood and his people. He is a type of Christ in this. Christ, indeed, was without sin; yet he bare our sins in his own body on the tree, and was made sin for us (<a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>). Some consider that the soiled garments denote the mean address in which an accused person appeared in court. But this is to import a Roman custom (comp. Livy, 2:54; 6:20) into Hebrew practice. Others deem it incongruous to make a high priest violate the decency of his office by officiating in unclean apparel. But the violation of propriety was a requirement of the vision, that thus the defilement of sin might be symbolical. <span class="cmt_word">He stood before the angel.</span> To ask his aid and protection (ver. 4). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/3-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיהוֹשֻׁ֕עַ</span> <span class="translit">(wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dressed</span><br /><span class="heb">לָבֻ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇuš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in filthy</span><br /><span class="heb">צוֹאִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·w·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6674.htm">Strong's 6674: </a> </span><span class="str2">Soiled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">garments</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָדִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as he stood</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹמֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Angel.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּלְאָֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mal·’āḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/3-3.htm">Zechariah 3:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/3-3.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments (Zech. 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