Zechariah 3:9

Now look at the stone that I have set before Joshua. There are seven eyes on this single stone, 1 and I will engrave an inscription—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts— 1 and I will remove the sin from this land in one day.

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In The King James Version

For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

In Context

8Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your companions who live with you! 1 For these men are a sign, for I myself will bring up my servant the Branch. 1

10In that day—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—each man will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and under his fig tree.”

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Cross References

Exodus 28:11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engraving on a signet, you must engrave the two stones with the names of Israel's twelve sons. You must mount the stones in settings of gold.

Exodus 28:36You must make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving on a signet, “Holy to Yahweh.”

2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of Yahweh run everywhere throughout the whole earth, so that he might show himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are perfect toward him. But you have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, you will have war.”

Isaiah 8:14He will become a sanctuary; 1 but he will be a stone of striking, and a rock of stumbling— 2 for both the houses of Israel, 2 and he will be a trap and a snare 2 to the people of Jerusalem. 1

Isaiah 53:4But surely he has borne our sicknesses and carried our sorrows; 1 yet we thought he was being punished by God, struck by God, and afflicted. 1

Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time, says Yahweh, iniquity will be looked for in Israel, 1 but none will be found. I will inquire about the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant that I spare.” 1

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 3:9-10

Advent of Christ Predicted; Prediction Relating to Christ. ( b. c. 520.) 8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. 10 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every… Read the whole commentary →

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