Job 9:30 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 9:30

28 ^aI am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You ^bwill not hold me innocent.

29 If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?

30 ^aIf I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with¹ soap,

31 Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will¹ abhor me.

32 “For ^aHe is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.

33 ^aNor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.

34 ^aLet Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.

35 Then I would speak and not fear Him,
But it is not so with me.

Definitions of words in Job 9:30:

Cleanse {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Snow {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Snow {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Soap {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Soap {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}