Zechariah 3:2-4
2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! Even the Lord, who [now and ever] has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is this not a (a)log snatched and rescued from the fire?”(A)
3 Now Joshua was clothed with (b)filthy (nauseatingly vile) garments and was standing before the Angel [of the Lord].
4 He spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And He said to Joshua, “See, I have caused your wickedness to be taken away from you, and I will clothe and beautify you with rich robes [of forgiveness].”
Footnotes:
a.
Zechariah 3:2: The log represents the returned Jews who had nearly been consumed by the “fire” of the Babylonian captivity.
b.
Zechariah 3:3: Symbolic of Judah’s (the Southern Kingdom) disgusting sins.