Job 31:10
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
In Context
9If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbour's door;
11For that were a heinous crime; yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
Cross References
Exodus 11:5and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.
2 Samuel 12:11Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
Job 31:22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
Jeremiah 8:10Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them; for from the least even unto the greatest every one is greedy for gain, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
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 →