Job 31:10
Let my wife, grind to another, and, over her, let others bend!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 enticed unto a woman, or, by the door of my neighbour, I have lien in wait,
11Surely that had been a shameful thing! and that an iniquity for the judges!
Cross References
Exodus 11:5then shall every firstborn in the land of Egypt die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, unto the firstborn of the handmaid who is behind the two millstones,—and every firstborn of beasts;
2 Samuel 12:11Thus, saith Yahweh,—Behold me! raising up over thee calamity out of thine own household, and I will take thy wives, before thine eyes, and give unto thy neighbour, and he will lie with thy wives, in the eyes of this sun.
Job 31:22Let, my shoulder, from the shoulder-blade, fall, and, my arm, from the upper bone, be broken;
Jeremiah 8:10Therefore, will I give—Their wives to others, Their fields to such as shall take possession of them, For from the least, even unto the greatest, Every one, is, wholly given to extortion: From the prophet even unto the priest, Every one, dealeth, falsely.
Matthew 24:41Two women grinding at the mill,—one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind.
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 →