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Job 31:10 Cross-References
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“Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.”
Job 31:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 31:10
Then let my wife grind unto another—Job invokes the lex talionis (law of retaliation) upon himself if guilty of adultery. The Hebrew tiṭḥan (תִּטְחַן, grind) refers to grinding grain, a task of slaves and concubines. Let others bow down upon her uses the verb yikra'un (יִכְרָעוּן), meaning to kneel or crouch—a euphemism for sexual violation. Job declares that if he has violated another man's wife, let his own wife become another man's slave-concubine.This self-imprecation follows ancient Near Eastern treaty-curse patterns: the punishment mirrors the crime. Job's willingness to invoke such a ho...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 31:10
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“and their fields to those who shall possess them: for everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.”
“I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes”
“and grind meal; remove your veil”
“and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house”
“from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne”
“one will be taken and one will be left.”
“and burn incense on the hills”