Job 31:10
then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
In Context
9“If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,
11For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
Cross References
Exodus 11:5and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind the mill, and all the firstborn of livestock.
2 Samuel 12:11“This is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
Job 31:22then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
Jeremiah 8:10Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to those who will possess them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
Matthew 24:41Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will 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 →