Zechariah 3:8-9
Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch. For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes, I will engrave its inscription, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
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kohen gadol · Hebrew Noun phrase
A term for the chief religious leader of Israel, responsible for mediating between God and the people and performing the most holy sacrifices.
mopet · Hebrew Noun
Something or someone serving as a pointer to a future reality; a living symbol of a coming fulfillment, in this case, the Messiah.
tsemach · Hebrew Noun
A messianic title representing the Davidic king who is to spring up from the root of Jesse to establish God's kingdom.
’avon · Hebrew Noun
A common biblical metaphor for moral perversity, guilt, and the inherent uncleanness that separates humanity from a holy God.
cambridgeZechariah 3:8: "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."
8 . that sit before thee ] not, “who are now (seen) sitting,” for Joshua, the High Priest, alone appears in the vision, but “who are accustomed to sit,” as the inferior priests (“thy fellows”) before the High Priest to receive his commands. So “the sons of the prophets” sit before Elisha for instruction, 2 Kings 4:3…
barnesZechariah 3:8: "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."
Thou and thy companions which sit before thee; yea men of marvelous signs are they - o It seems probable that the words addressed to Joshua begin here; else the "men of signs" would be the companions of Joshua, to the exclusion of Himself. His companions are probably ordinary priests, who sit as sharing his dignity…
Zechariah 3:8-9 reads: "Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch. For behold, on the stone that I have set befo…" — see the full explanation above for context and original-language notes.
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"Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch. For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven…" — see the full study above for original language, historical background, and cross-references.
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