Zechariah 3:5

And let them put a clean head-dress on his head. So they put a clean head-dress on his head, clothing him with clean robes: and to him he said, See, I have taken your sin away from you.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

In Context

4And he made answer and said to those who were there before him, Take the unclean robes off him, and let him be clothed in clean robes;

6And the angel of the Lord made a statement to Joshua, and said,

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Cross References

Exodus 29:6And let the head-dress be placed on his head and the holy crown on the head-dress.

Job 29:14I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.

Zechariah 6:11And take silver and gold and make a crown and put it on the head of Zerubbabel;

Revelation 4:4And round about the high seat were four and twenty seats: and on them I saw four and twenty rulers seated, clothed in white robes; and on their heads crowns of gold.

Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty rulers went down on their faces before the Lamb, having every one an instrument of music, and gold vessels full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 3:2-8

Joshua resisted and Upheld; Joshua Purified from Pollution; Joshua Reinstalled in His Office. ( b. c. 520.) 1 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. 2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those… Read the whole commentary →

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