Malachi 3:1–5

^aBehold, I will send ^bmy messenger, and ^che shall prepare the way before me:

And the Lord, ^dwhom ye seek, ^eshall suddenly come to his temple,

Even ^fthe messenger of the covenant, ^dwhom ye delight in:

Behold, ^ehe shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

²But ^gwho may abide ^hthe day of his coming?

And ⁱwho shall stand when he appeareth?

For ^khe is like ^la refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ ^msope:

³And he shall sit as ^la refiner and purifier of silver:

And he shall purify ⁿthe sons of Levi, and ^opurge them as gold and silver,

That they may ^poffer unto the Lord an offering ^qin righteousness.

⁴Then shall ^rthe offering of Judah and Jerusalem ^sbe pleasant unto the Lord,

As in the days of old, and as in former years.

⁵And I will come near to you to judgment;

And ^tI will be a swift ^uwitness

Against ^vthe sorcerers, and against ^twthe adulterers, and against ^xfalse swearers,

And against ^ythose that ^zoppress the hireling in his wages,

^aThe widow, and ^athe fatherless,

And ^bthat turn aside ^acthe stranger from his right, and fear not me,

Saith the Lord of hosts.