Jeremiah 2:22
Douay-Rheims
Though thou wash thyself with nitre, and multiply to thyself the herb borith, thou art stained in thy iniquity before me, saith the Lord God.
George Leo Haydock
Borith. An herb used to clean clothes, and take out spots and dirt, (Challoner) like kali, soda, (Calmet) or soap. (Langius.) — Protestants, “and take thee much soap.” (Haydock)
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1849 · Jeremias 2:22
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.