Malachi 3:2

NETBible	Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire,¹ like a launderer’s soap.
NIV © biblegateway Mal 3:2	But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap.
NASB © biblegateway Mal 3:2	"But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.
NLT © biblegateway Mal 3:2	"But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal or like a strong soap that whitens clothes.
MSG © biblegateway Mal 3:2	But who will be able to stand up to that coming? Who can survive his appearance? He'll be like white-hot fire from the smelter's furnace. He'll be like the strongest lye soap at the laundry.
BBE © SABDAweb Mal 3:2	But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester’s fire and the cleaner’s soap.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mal 3:2	But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap;
NKJV © biblegateway Mal 3:2	"But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire And like launderer’s soap.
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KJV	But who may abide <03557> (8772) the day <03117> of his coming <0935> (8800)_? and who shall stand <05975> (8802) when he appeareth <07200> (8736)_? for he [is] like a refiner's <06884> (8764) fire <0784>_, and like fullers <03526> (8764)_' soap <01287>_:
NASB © biblegateway Mal 3:2	"But who <04310> can endure <03557> the day <03117> of His coming <0935> ? And who <04310> can stand <05975> when He appears <07200> ? For He is like a refiner's <06884> fire <0784> and like fullers' <03526> soap <01287> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ tiv <5100> I-NSM upomenei <5278> V-FAI-3S hmeran <2250> N-ASF eisodou <1529> N-GSF autou <846> D-GSM h <2228> CONJ tiv <5100> I-NSM uposthsetai {V-FMI-3S} en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF optasia <3701> N-DSF autou <846> D-GSM dioti <1360> CONJ autov <846> D-NSM eisporeuetai <1531> V-PMI-3S wv <3739> CONJ pur <4442> N-ASN cwneuthriou {N-GSN} kai <2532> CONJ wv <3739> CONJ poa {N-ASN} plunontwn <4150> V-PAPGP
NET [draft] ITL	Who <04310> can endure <03557> the day <03117> of his coming <0935> ? Who <04310> can keep standing <05975> when he appears <07200> ? For <03588> he <01931> will be like a refiner’s <06884> fire <0784> , like a launderer’s <03526> soap <01287> .
HEBREW	Myobkm <03526> tyrbkw <01287> Prum <06884> sak <0784> awh <01931> yk <03588> wtwarhb <07200> dmeh <05975> ymw <04310> wawb <0935> Mwy <03117> ta <0853> lklkm <03557> ymw (3:2) <04310>


NETBible	Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire,¹ like a launderer’s soap.
NET Notes	¹sn The refiner’s fire was used to purify metal and refine it by melting it and allowing the dross, which floated to the top, to be scooped off.