Nitre in the Bible
A chemical, (soda, R. V., margin)
- Proverbs 25:20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
⇒Bible Encyclopedia for NITRE.
(Lye, R. V.)
- Jeremiah 2:22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
