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who could stand?
The speaker uses this question to express the futility of thinking that anyone could stand in this situation. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "no one could stand." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
who could stand
"Stand" often represents escaping or surviving when someone attacks. In this case, it would be to escape from being being punished. AT: "no one could escape from your punishment" or "no one could survive your punishment" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)