Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Even if I washed myself with soap and my hands with cleansing powder, New Living Translation Even if I were to wash myself with soap and clean my hands with lye, English Standard Version If I wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, Berean 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; New King James Version If I wash myself with snow water, And cleanse my hands with soap, New American Standard Bible “If I washed myself with snow, And cleansed my hands with lye, NASB 1995 “If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye, NASB 1977 “If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye, Legacy Standard Bible If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye, Amplified Bible “If I were to wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye, Christian Standard Bible If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye, Holman Christian Standard Bible If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye, American Standard Version If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean; Contemporary English Version Even if I washed myself with the strongest soap, English Revised Version If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; GOD'S WORD® Translation If I wash myself with lye soap and cleanse my hands with bleach, Good News Translation No soap can wash away my sins. International Standard Version "If I wash myself with water from snow, and cleanse my hands with lye, Majority Standard Bible If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, NET Bible If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands clean with lye, New Heart English Bible If I wash myself with snow water, and cleanse my hands with lye, Webster's Bible Translation If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; World English Bible If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf I have washed myself with snow-water, "" And purified my hands with soap, Young's Literal Translation If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands, Smith's Literal Translation If I washed myself in snow-water, and cleansed my hands clean; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf I be washed as it were with snow waters, and my hands shall shine ever so clean : Catholic Public Domain Version If I had been washed with snow-like waters, and my hands were shining like the cleanest thing, New American Bible If I should wash myself with soap and cleanse my hands with lye, New Revised Standard Version If I wash myself with soap and cleanse my hands with lye, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf I wash myself with snow why then dost thou consume me in my hands; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if I am washed in water of snow and I am cleansed in the purity of my hands OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean; Brenton Septuagint Translation For if I should wash myself with snow, and purge myself with pure hands, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?…29Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain? 30If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, 31then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.… Cross References Isaiah 1:16 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! Jeremiah 2:22 Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD. Psalm 51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Isaiah 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. Zechariah 3:3-4 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel. / So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.” 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! Revelation 7:14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Matthew 23:25-26 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. Mark 7:2-4 and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. / Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. / And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining. 1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Ephesians 5:26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, John 13:8-10 “Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.” / “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!” / Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.” 2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Treasury of Scripture If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; Psalm 26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: Proverbs 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Isaiah 1:16-18 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; … 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 WaterJob 9 1. Job acknowledges God's justice22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions If I should wash myself with snow The imagery of washing with snow is a powerful metaphor in the ancient Near Eastern context. Snow, being pure and white, symbolizes the utmost purity and cleanliness. In Hebrew, the word for snow is "שֶׁלֶג" (sheleg), which is rare in the region, making it a symbol of something precious and unattainable. Job is expressing the futility of trying to achieve purity through his own efforts. This reflects the human condition of striving for righteousness through works, which is ultimately insufficient without divine intervention. Theologically, this points to the need for a savior, as human efforts alone cannot achieve the purity required by God. and cleanse my hands with lye Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I should wash myself הִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּי (hiṯ·rā·ḥaṣ·tî) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe with snow שָׁ֑לֶג (šā·leḡ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen and cleanse וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי (wa·hă·zik·kō·w·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2141: To be bright, clean or pure my hands כַּפָּֽי׃ (kap·pāy) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan with lye, בְּבֹ֣ר (bə·ḇōr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1253: Vegetable lye, a soap for, washing, a flux for, metals Links Job 9:30 NIVJob 9:30 NLT Job 9:30 ESV Job 9:30 NASB Job 9:30 KJV Job 9:30 BibleApps.com Job 9:30 Biblia Paralela Job 9:30 Chinese Bible Job 9:30 French Bible Job 9:30 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 9:30 If I wash myself with snow (Jb) |