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"^(a)Behold, I am going to send ^(b)My ^[a]messenger, and he will ^[b](c)clear 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 the Lord of hosts.

"But who can ^(e)endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a ^(f)refiner's fire and like ^[e]fullers' soap.

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 the Lord ^[f]offerings in righteousness.

Then the ^[g]offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be ⁽ⁱ⁾pleasing to the Lord as in the ^(j)days of old and as in former years.