Isa 62:3, Zec 3:5 | JFB | e4.org | 3. ( ) in . . . hand of . . . Lord —As a crown is worn on the head, not "in the hand," hand must here be figurative for "under the Lord's protection " (compare ). "All His saints are in thy hand." His people are in His hand at the same time that they are "a crown of glory" to Him ( ); reciprocally, He is "a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty" to them ( ; compare ).

‏ Isaiah 62:3

in . . . hand of . . . Lord—As a crown is worn on the head, not "in the hand," hand must here be figurative for "under the Lord's protection" (compare De 33:3). "All His saints are in thy hand." His people are in His hand at the same time that they are "a crown of glory" to Him (Re 6:2; 19:12); reciprocally, He is "a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty" to them (Isa 28:5; compare Mal 3:17).

‏ Zechariah 3:5

5. And I said—Here the prophet, rejoicing at the change of raiment so far made, interposes to ask for the crowning assurance that the priesthood would be fully restored, namely, the putting the miter or priestly turban on Joshua: its fair color symbolizing the official purity of the order restored. He does not command, but prays; not "Set," but "Let them set." Vulgate and Syriac version read it, "He then said," which is the easier reading; but the very difficulty of the present Hebrew reading makes it less likely to come from a modern corrector of the text.

angel of . . . Lord stood by—the Divine Angel had been sitting (the posture of a judge, Da 7:9); now He "stands" to see that Zechariah's prayer be executed, and then to give the charge (Zec 3:6, 7).