Zechariah 3:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And he; the Lord Christ, who purifieth his church, who purgeth away her sin, and clothes her with rich and clean garments. Answered; so the Hebrew, and so this prophet speaks, though no question went before. It is an idiom of that language. Spake; commanded. Those that stood before him; some of the attendants, those ministerial angels, who were Christ's servants, and as such are represented standing before him. Take away the filthy garments; remove, or cause them to be removed, from him, as altogether unbecoming his person, office, and employments. These filthy garments those angels took away, but another hand takes away what is signified by this emblem. From him; from this high priest Joshua. He, Christ, the Lamb of God, said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee: what angels could not take away, Christ did; he removed the filth of sin, the guilt and stain of it. I will clothe, adorn and beautify, thee, O Joshua, with change of raiment; clean and rich, emblem of graces and spiritual excellencies given to him.