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Nitre

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: N By: James P. Boyd

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The saltpeter of commerce

Evidently natron or washing soda is meant (Prov. 25:20²⁰As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. (Proverbs 25:20); Jer. 2:22²²For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God. (Jeremiah 2:22)).

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