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OET (OET-LV) And_who [will]_endure DOM the_day coming_his and_who the_stand in/on/at/with_appears_he if/because he like_fire of_a_refiner and_like_soap of_washers.
OET (OET-RV) But who could survive it when he comes? Who can stand when he appears, because he’ll be like the refinder’s fire and like the cleaners’ powerful soap?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
וּמִ֤י מְכַלְכֵּל֙ אֶת־י֣וֹם בּוֹא֔וֹ וּמִ֥י הָעֹמֵ֖ד בְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹ
and,who endure DOM day coming,his and,who the,stand in/on/at/with,appears,he
These rhetorical questions imply that no one will be able to resist Yahweh when he comes. They can be combined into one statement. Alternate translation: “However, no one will be able to resist Yahweh when he comes to judge them.”
אֶת־י֣וֹם בּוֹא֔וֹ
DOM day coming,his
Here “day” stands for “time.” Alternate translation: “the time when he comes”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
הָעֹמֵ֖ד
the,stand
Here standing represents resisting someone’s attack or accusations.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
כִּֽי־הוּא֙ כְּאֵ֣שׁ מְצָרֵ֔ף וּכְבֹרִ֖ית מְכַבְּסִֽים
that/for/because/then/when he/it like,fire refiner's and,like,soap fullers'
This sentence gives the reason why no one will be able to resist God when he comes. God’s power to judge the people and to stop them from sinning is spoken of as if it were the power of strong soap to clean clothes, or the power of fire to melt an object. These are ways of saying that God’s power to do these things cannot be stopped.
3:2 blazing fire: The dross of the people’s wickedness must be burned away by the fires of divine testing and chastisement (Isa 1:25; Jer 6:29; Ezek 22:22).
• strong soap: An alkaline detergent was made from plants (see Jer 2:22). The blazing fire and strong soap signify the testing (by smelting) and cleansing (by laundering) that would restore Israel’s faithfulness to its covenant with the Lord.
OET (OET-LV) And_who [will]_endure DOM the_day coming_his and_who the_stand in/on/at/with_appears_he if/because he like_fire of_a_refiner and_like_soap of_washers.
OET (OET-RV) But who could survive it when he comes? Who can stand when he appears, because he’ll be like the refinder’s fire and like the cleaners’ powerful soap?
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.