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Zechariah 3:3

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Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.

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Jerusalem was the center of Judah’s restored worship after the exile, where Joshua served as high priest. In this vision, his filthy garments symbolize the uncleanness and guilt of the people associated with Jerusalem, needing God’s cleansing rather than relying on their own standing.

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Zechariah 3:3 mentions Jerusalem.

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