Job 31:11 “For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.”

Job 31:11

For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

World English Bible

For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,

American Standard Version

For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:

Geneva Bible 1599

For this is a wickednes, and iniquitie to bee condemned:

Darby Translation

For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity [to be judged by] the judges:

Young's Literal Translation

For it [is] a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;

Bible in Basic English

For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:

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Cross references

“an heinous”

Genesis 20:9 Exodus 20:14 Proverbs 6:29–33 Genesis 26:10 Genesis 39:9

Genesis 20:9 · BSB

Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”

Exodus 20:14 · BSB

You shall not commit adultery.

Proverbs 6:29–33 · BSB

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

Genesis 26:10 · BSB

“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

Genesis 39:9 · BSB

No one in this house is greater 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?”

“an iniquity”

Leviticus 20:10 Job 31:28 Deuteronomy 22:22–24 Genesis 38:24 Ezekiel 16:38

Leviticus 20:10 · BSB

If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

Job 31:28 · BSB

this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.

Deuteronomy 22:22–24 · BSB

If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.

Genesis 38:24 · BSB

About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”

Ezekiel 16:38 · BSB

And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her.

12For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.

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