Malachi 3:2
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But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
In other translations
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Hebrew words
וּמִיumiand who?H4310מְכַלְכֵּלmekhalkel[will] endureH3557אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יוֹםyom[the] day ofH3117בּוֹאוֹbo'ocoming heH935וּמִיumiand who?H4310הָעֹמֵדha'omed[is] the [one who will] standH5975בְּהֵרָאוֹתוֹbehera'otowhen appears heH7200כִּי־ki-forH3588הוּאhu'heH1931כְּאֵשׁke'esh[is] like [the] fire ofH784מְצָרֵףmetzarefa refinerH6884וּכְבֹרִיתukhevoritand like [the] soap ofH1287מְכַבְּסִים׃mekhabesimwashersH3526
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