Malachi 3:3

He shall sit to melt and purify as it were silver, and as it were gold: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and + 3:3 Gr. pour.refine them as gold and silver, and they shall offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

In Context

2And who will + 3:2 Or, wait for.abide the day of his coming? or who will withstand at his appearing? for he is coming in as the fire of a furnace and as the herb of + 3:2 Gr. them that wash.fullers.

4And the sacrifice of Juda and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to the Lord, according to the former days, and according to the former years.

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Cross References

Numbers 8:6Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them.

Psalms 4:6Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.

Proverbs 17:3As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Malachi 3:2-7

Evangelical Predictions; The Advent of Christ Predicted. ( b. c. 400.) 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he… Read the whole commentary →

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