⁴ The Lord will wash away the filth^(A) of the women of Zion;^(B) he will cleanse^(C) the bloodstains^(D) from Jerusalem by a spirit^[a] of judgment^(E) and a spirit^[b] of fire.^(F)

² But who can endure^(A) the day of his coming?^(B) Who can stand^(C) when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire^(D) or a launderer’s soap.^{(E) 3} He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;^(F) he will purify^(G) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.^(H) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,^(I)

³ They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.