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Zechariah 3:2

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1 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.

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?”

3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.

4 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.”

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BSB
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?”
KJV
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?
WEB
The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! Yes, the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?”
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
DARBY
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan! Yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee! Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
BLB
And YHWH said to Satan, “YHWH rebukes you, Satan! And may YHWH who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you. Is not this a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
ÅB
Men Herren sa til Satan: Herren refse deg, Satan! Herren refse deg, han som har utvalg Jerusalem! Er ikke denne mann her en rykende brann, revet ut av ilden?
OTB
Herren sa til Satan: “Herren refser deg, Satan! Herren, som har utvalgt Jerusalem, refser deg! Er ikke dette en brann som er revet ut av ilden?”
B1930
Men Herren sa til Satan: Herren refse dig, Satan! Herren refse dig, han som har utvalg Jerusalem! Er ikke denne mann her en rykende brand, revet ut av ilden?

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Cross references

  • Amos 4:11

    “Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

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  • Jude 1:23

    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.

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  • Jude 1:9

    But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

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  • Romans 8:33

    Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

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  • 1 John 3:8

    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

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  • Zechariah 1:17

    Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”

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  • Romans 16:20

    The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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  • Zechariah 2:12

    And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.

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