Job 31:10
Then may my wife labor at the mill for another, and may strangers ill-use her;
Leeser Tanakh
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 beguiled toward a woman, or if I have lain in wait at my neighbor's door:
11For this would be incest; yea, it would be an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges;
Cross References
Exodus 11:5And there shall die every first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that is to sit upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and every first-born of cattle.
2 Samuel 12:11Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy own house, and I will take away thy wives before thy eyes, and I will give them unto thy neighbor; and he shall lie with thy wives before the face of this sun.
Job 31:22Then may my shoulder fall from my shoulder-blade, and my arm be broken from the channel-bone;
Jeremiah 8:10Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to conquerors; for from the least even unto the greatest, every one is seeking his own gain: from the prophet even unto the priest every one practiseth falsehood.
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 →