“Yahweh will sit
As a refiner.
Yahweh will sit
As he purifier
Of silver.
He will purify
The descendants of Levi.
He will refine them
Like gold,
Like silver,
Until they present offerings
To Yahweh
In righteousness.
Then the offerings
Of Judah,
The offerings
Of Jerusalem
Will be pleasing
To Yahweh,
As in the days of old,
As in former years.”
Yahweh was going to purify the priests or the descendants of Levi, like people refined gold and silver. Thus, they would be able to present righteous offerings for Judah and Jerusalem. Then these offerings would be like the good old days of former years.