New English Translation
Job 31:11
11For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged.
Job 31:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
- New International Version (NIV)For that would have been wicked, a sin to be judged.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
- New King James Version (NKJV)For that would be wickedness; Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.
Context of Job 31:11
9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door, 10then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men have sexual relations with her. For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged. 12For it is a fire that devours even to Destruction, and it would uproot all my harvest. 13“If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,
Read all of Job 31Job 31:11 word by word
כִּי־הִ֥יא זִמָּ֑ה וְ֝ה֗וּא עָוֹ֥ן פְּלִילִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:11
- Genesis 20:9Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!”
- Genesis 26:10Then Abimelech exclaimed, “What in the world have you done to us? One of the men might easily have had sexual relations with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!”
- Genesis 39:9There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
- Exodus 20:14“You shall not commit adultery.
- Proverbs 6:29So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.
- Job 31:28then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above.
- Genesis 38:24After three months Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution, and as a result she has become pregnant.” Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned!”
- Leviticus 20:10If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 22:22If a man is caught having sexual relations with a married woman both the man who had relations with the woman and the woman herself must die; in this way you will purge evil from Israel.
- Ezekiel 16:38I will punish you as an adulteress and murderer deserves. I will avenge your bloody deeds with furious rage.
Commentaries on Job 31:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For this is a heinous crime - Mr. Good translates, "For this would be a premeditated crime, And a profligacy of the understanding." See also Job 31:28. That is, It would not only be a sin against the individuals more particularly concerned, but a sin of the first magnitude against society; and one of which the civil magistrate should take particular cognizance, and punish as justice requires.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For this is an heinous crime - This expresses Job‘s sense of the enormity of such an offence. He felt that there was no palliation for it; he would in no way, and on no pretence, attempt to vindicate it. An iniquity to be punished by the judges - A crime for the judges to determine on and decide. The sins which Job had specified before this, were those of the heart; but here he refers to a crime against society - an offence which deserved the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 All the defilements of the life come from a deceived heart. Lust is a fire in the soul: those that indulge it, are said to burn. It consumes all that is good there, and lays the conscience waste. It kindles the fire of God's wrath, which, if not quenched by the blood of Christ, will consume even to eternal destruction. It consumes the body; it consumes the substance. Burning lusts bring burning judgments. Job had a numerous household, and he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The Hebrew term zimmah is associated with sexual crimes like incest (“it is depraved,” Leviticus 18:17), gang-rape (“a lewd and disgraceful act,” Judges 20:6), and prostitution ("indecency," Ezekiel 23:49).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-129-12. Job asserts his innocence of adultery. deceived--hath let itself be seduced (Pr 7:8; Ge 39:7-12). laid wait--until the husband went out.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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