Charles Ellicott Commentary Zechariah 3:2

"And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?" — Zechariah 3:2 (ASV)

The Lord rebuke thee. —See Note on Jude 1:19. Satan is justly rebuked; for who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s chosen?

The fire. —Of penal suffering in the captivity in Babylon. As with the guilt, so with the pardon and promise in both, Joshua was the representative of the people.