Malachi 3:2
“"But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like launderer's soap;”
— Malachi 3:2
About this verse
Malachi 3:2 comes from the book of Malachi, written during the Return (~516 BC) period. The setting is divine judgment. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophetic_warning genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, purification, testing, endurance. Notable phrases: who can endure; refiners fire; launderers soap. This verse contains prophecy.
Era
Return (~516 BC)
Emotion
anxious
Type
prophetic_warning
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