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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Job 9:30

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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snow water--thought to be more cleansing than common water, owing to the whiteness of snow (Psa 51:7; Isa 1:18). never so clean--Better, to answer to the parallelism of the first clause which expresses the cleansing material, "lye:" the Arabs used alkali mixed with oil, as soap (Psa 73:13; Jer 2:22).
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