KJV King James Version
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?
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Zechariah 3:2
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?”
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh said to Satan, “Yahweh rebuke you, Satan! Yes, Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?”
ASV American Standard Version
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?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary: ‘Jehovah doth push against thee, O Adversary, Yea, push against thee doth Jehovah, Who is fixing on Jerusalem, Is not this a brand delivered from fire?’
Surrounding context — Zechariah 3
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 that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
5 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַשָּׂטָ֗ןH7854 · sa.tanSatanיִגְעַ֨רH1605 · ga.arto rebukeיְהוָ֤הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּךָ֙H9031 · kayouהַשָּׂטָ֔ןH7854 · sa.tanSatanוְיִגְעַ֤רH1605 · ga.arto rebukeיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּךָ֔H9031 · kayouהַבֹּחֵ֖רH977 · ba.charto chooseבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemהֲל֧וֹאH3808 · lonotזֶ֦הH2088 · zehthisא֖וּדH181 · udfirebrandמֻצָּ֥לH5337 · na.tsalto rescueמֵאֵֽשׁ׃H784 · eshfire
Cross-references
Amos 4:11I have overthrown [some] of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.Jude 1:23And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.Jude 1:9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.Romans 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? [It is] God that justifieth.1 John 3:8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.Zechariah 1:17Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.Romans 16:20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen.Zechariah 2:12And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.Revelation 12:9-10And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.Luke 4:35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.Daniel 12:1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.Romans 11:4-5But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal.Psalm 109:31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those that condemn his soul.John 13:18I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.Mark 1:25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.2 Chronicles 6:6But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.Luke 22:32But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.Luke 9:42And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare [him]. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
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