Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye, King James Bible If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; Darby Bible Translation If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity, World English Bible If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye, Young's Literal Translation If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands, Job 9:30 Parallel Commentary Barnes' Notes on the BibleIf I wash myself with snow water - If I should make myself as pure as possible, and should become, in my view, perfectly holy. Snow water, it seems, was regarded as especially pure. The whiteness of snow itself perhaps suggested the idea that the water of melted snow was better than other for purification. Washing the hands formerly was an emblem of cleansing from guilt. Hence Pilate, when he gave up the Savior to death, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, and said that he was innocent of his blood; Matthew 27:24. The expression used here by Job, also is imitated by the Psalmist, to denote his innocence: I will wash mine hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Lord. Psalm 26:6. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocency. Job 9:30 Parallel Commentaries Library Washed to Greater FoulnessTurning to my text, let me say, that as one is startled by a shriek, or saddened by a groan, so these sharp utterances of Job astonish us at first, and then awake our pity. How much are we troubled with brotherly compassion as we read the words,--"If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me!" The sense of misery couched in this passage baffles description. Yet this is but one of a series, in which sentence … Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 32: 1886 The Power of God Whether Man Can Know that He Has Grace? Opposition to Messiah in Vain Cross References Job 9:31 Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me. Job 31:7 "If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands, Job 35:3 "For you say, 'What advantage will it be to You? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?' Jeremiah 2:22 "Although you wash yourself with lye And use much soap, The stain of your iniquity is before Me," declares the Lord GOD. Jump to Previous Clean Cleanse Cleansed Hands Lye Purified Purity Snow Soap Soda Wash Washed Washing WaterJump to Next Clean Cleanse Cleansed Hands Lye Purified Purity Snow Soap Soda Wash Washed Washing WaterLinks Job 9:30 NIVJob 9:30 NLT Job 9:30 ESV Job 9:30 NASB Job 9:30 KJV Job 9:30 Bible Apps Job 9:30 Biblia Paralela Job 9:30 Chinese Bible Job 9:30 French Bible Job 9:30 German Bible Job 9:30 Commentaries Bible Hub |