The Messenger and the Lord

3 “^(A)Behold, I am going to send ^(B)My ^[a]messenger, and he will ^[b](C)prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; ^[c]and the ^[d](D)messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says Yahweh of hosts. ² “But who can ^(E)endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a ^(F)smelter’s fire and like ^[e]fullers’ soap. ³ And He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will ^(G)purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may ^(H)present to Yahweh ^[f]offerings in righteousness. ⁴ Then the ^[g]offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be ^(I)pleasing to Yahweh as in the ^(J)ancient days and as in former years.

⁵ “Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the ^(K)sorcerers and against the ^(L)adulterers and against those who ^(M)swear falsely and against those who oppress the ^(N)wage earner in his wages, the ^(O)widow and the ^[h]orphan, and those who turn aside the ^(P)sojourner and do not ^[i]fear Me,” says Yahweh of hosts.