Job 31:10
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
In Context
9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
11For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is 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 first born of Pharaoh that sits upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
2 Samuel 12:11Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of yours own house, and I will take your wives before yours eyes, and give them unto your neighbour, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
Job 31:22Then let mine arm fall from my 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 inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one deals falsely.
Matthew 24:41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other 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 →