takethaway, &c.. decketh himself out in. Hebrew. 'adah. See Job 40:10; Ezekiel 16:11; Ezekiel 16:13; Ezekiel 23:40; Hosea 2:13, i.e. he that thinks more of his appearance than his comfort and health.
nitre. natron. Now called soda. With any acid it causes strong effervescence.
So is he. The point is in the incongruity of the three things named.