Parallel Verses
Amplified
Let my wife grind [meal, like a bond slave] for another [man],
And let others
New American Standard Bible
And let
King James Version
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
Holman Bible
and let other men sleep with
International Standard Version
then let my wife cook for another person and may someone else sleep with her,
A Conservative Version
then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her.
American Standard Version
Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.
Bible in Basic English
Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.
Darby Translation
Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.
Julia Smith Translation
My wife shall grind for another, and others shall bow down upon her.
King James 2000
Then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.
Lexham Expanded Bible
let my wife grind for another, and let other [men] kneel over her,
Modern King James verseion
then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down on her.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O then let my wife be another man's harlot and let others lie with her.
NET Bible
then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men have sexual relations with her.
New Heart English Bible
then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
The Emphasized Bible
Let my wife, grind to another, and, over her, let others bend!
Webster
Then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her.
World English Bible
then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
Youngs Literal Translation
Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
9
“If my heart has been enticed and I was made a fool by a woman,
Or if I have [covetously] lurked at my neighbor’s door [until his departure],
Let my wife grind [meal, like a bond slave] for another [man],
And let others
“For adultery is a heinous and lustful crime;
Moreover, it would be a sin punishable by the judges.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 8:10
“Therefore I will give their wives to others
And their fields to new owners;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is greedy for [unjust] gain;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit and deals in corruption.
Isaiah 47:2
“Take millstones [as a female slave does] and grind meal;
Remove your veil, strip off the skirt,
Uncover the leg, cross the rivers [at the command of your captors].
Exodus 11:5
and all the firstborn in the land [the pride, hope, and joy] of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the hand-mill, and all the firstborn of cattle as well.
2 Samuel 12:11
Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will stir up evil against you from your
Deuteronomy 28:30
You will be pledged to marry a wife, but another man will be intimate with her [before you]; you will build a house, but you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit.
Hosea 4:13-14
They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
And burn incense on the hills,
Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,
Because the shade is pleasant there.
Therefore your daughters play the prostitute
And your brides commit adultery.
Matthew 24:41