Job 9:30 meaning and explanation

If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,

Job 9:30, Berean Standard Bible

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Job is answering Bildad, arguing that no mortal can be righteous before God. Here he imagines the most thorough cleansing available: washing with snow, perhaps snowmelt, and scrubbing his hands with lye, a strong alkaline soap.

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