וּמִ֤י מְכַלְכֵּל֙ אֶת־י֣וֹם בּוֹא֔וֹ וּמִ֥י הָעֹמֵ֖ד בְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹ כִּֽי־הוּא֙ כְּאֵ֣שׁ מְצָרֵ֔ף וּכְבֹרִ֖ית מְכַבְּסִֽים׃
Tetapi siapakah yang dapat menahan hari kedatangannya, dan siapakah yang dapat bertahan ketika ia menampakkan diri? Sebab ia seperti api pemurni logam dan seperti sabun para tukang penatu.
Rashi
and like fullers’ soap Like soap used by the fullers, which removes the entire stain. So will he remove all the wickedness. and like soap It is an herb which removes stains, erbe savonijere in Old French, probably soapwort. The word בֹּרִית signifies a thing that cleans and purifies, as in (Ps. 73:1), “to the pure of heart.”