Hebrews 11:36

11:36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

Psalms 71:7

71:7 Many are appalled when they see me, ¹ 

but you are my secure shelter.

Nahum 3:6

3:6 I will pelt you with filth; ² 

I will treat you with contempt;

I will make you a public spectacle.

Zechariah 3:8

3:8 Listen now, Joshua the high priest, both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you ³  are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant, the Branch. ⁴ 

Zechariah 3:1

Vision Four: The Priest

3:1 Next I saw Joshua the high priest ⁵  standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan ⁶  standing at his right hand to accuse him.

Colossians 4:9

4:9 I sent him ⁷  with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. ⁸  They will tell ⁹  you about everything here.

[71:7]  ¹ tn Heb “like a sign [i.e., portent or bad omen] I am to many.”

[3:6]  ² tn Heb “detestable things”; KJV, ASV “abominable filth”; NCV “filthy garbage.”

[3:8]  ³ tn Heb “these men.” The cleansing of Joshua and his elevation to enhanced leadership as a priest signify the coming of the messianic age.

[3:8]  ⁴ sn The collocation of servant and branch gives double significance to the messianic meaning of the passage (cf. Isa 41:8, 9; 42:1, 19; 43:10; 44:1, 2, 21; Ps 132:17; Jer 23:5; 33:15).

[3:1]  ⁵ sn Joshua the high priest mentioned here is the son of the priest Jehozadak, mentioned also in Hag 1:1 (cf. Ezra 2:2; 3:2, 8; 4:3; 5:2; 10:18; Neh 7:7; 12:1, 7, 10, 26). He also appears to have been the grandfather of the high priest contemporary with Nehemiah ca. 445 b.c. (Neh 12:10).

[3:1]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew term הַשָּׂטָן (hassatan, “the satan”) suggests not so much a personal name (as in almost all English translations) but an epithet, namely, “the adversary.” This evil being is otherwise thus described in Job 1 and 2 and 1 Chr 21:1. In this last passage the article is dropped and “the satan” becomes “Satan,” a personal name.

[4:9]  ⁷ tn The Greek sentence continues v. 9 with the phrase “with Onesimus,” but this is awkward in English, so the verb “I sent” was inserted and a new sentence started at the beginning of v. 9 in the translation.

[4:9]  ⁸ tn Grk “is of you.”

[4:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “will make known to you.” This has been simplified in the translation to “will tell.”