Job 9:30

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

King James Version
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Other Translations for Job 9:30

BSB
If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
AKJV
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
CPDV
If I had been washed with snow-like waters, and my hands were shining like the cleanest thing,
ERV
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
NHEB
If I wash myself with snow water, and cleanse my hands with lye,
SMT
If I washed myself in snow-water, and cleansed my hands clean;

Commentary for Job 9:30

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Job 9:30
Summary
Ritual purification cannot achieve spiritual cleansing
Event
Job attempts self-purification
Estimated Time Period
c. 2000 BC
Category
Ritual