Job 31:10
Let my wife be the harlot of another, and let other men lie with her.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
In Context
9If my heart hath been deceived upon a woman, and if I have laid wait at my friend's door:
11For this is a heinous crime, and a most grievous iniquity.
Cross References
Exodus 11:5And every firstborn in the land of the Egyptians shall die, from the firstborn of Pharao who sitteth on his throne, even to the first born of the handmaid that is at the mill, and all the firstborn of beasts.
2 Samuel 12:11Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes I and give them to thy neighhour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
Job 31:22Let my shoulder fall from its joint, and let my arm with its bones be broken.
Jeremiah 8:10Therefore I will give their women to strangers, their fields to others for an inheritance: because from the least even to the greatest all follow covetousness: from the prophet even to the priest, all deal deceitfully.
Matthew 24:41Two women shall be grinding at the mill: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:10-16
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I… Read the whole commentary →