Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
for that [is] a shameful act, and that [is] {a criminal offense}.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, it would be
King James Version
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
Holman Bible
it would be a crime deserving punishment.
International Standard Version
because something as lascivious as that is an iniquity that should be judged.
A Conservative Version
For that is a heinous crime, yea, it is 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:
Amplified
“For adultery is a heinous and lustful crime;
Moreover, it would be a sin punishable by the judges.
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:
Darby Translation
For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity to be judged by the judges:
Julia Smith Translation
For this is crime, and this is iniquity for the judges.
King James 2000
For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
Modern King James verseion
For that would be an evil purpose; yea, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For this is a wickedness and sin, that is worthy to be punished;
NET Bible
For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged.
New Heart English Bible
For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
The Emphasized Bible
Surely that had been a shameful thing! and that an iniquity for the judges!
Webster
For this is a hainous 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:
Youngs Literal Translation
For it is a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
10 let my wife grind for another, and let other [men] kneel over her, 11 for that [is] a shameful act, and that [is] {a criminal offense}. 12 Indeed, that [is] a fire that will consume up to Abaddon, and it would uproot all my crop.
Cross References
Leviticus 20:10
" 'As for a man who commits adultery with a man's wife, who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, [both] the man who commits adultery and the woman who commits adultery shall surely be put to death.
Job 31:28
this also [is] an iniquity [to be] judged, for I have deceived God above.
Genesis 38:24
And {about three months later} it was told to Judah, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the whore, and now, behold, she has conceived by prostitution." And Judah said, "Bring her out and let her be burned."
Deuteronomy 22:22-24
"If a man is found lying {with a married woman}, then they shall both die; {both of them}, the man who lay with the woman and the woman [also], so you shall purge the evil from Israel.
Genesis 20:9
And Abimelech called for Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? And how have I sinned against you that you brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? You have done things to me that should not be done."
Genesis 26:10
And Abimelech said, "What [is] this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have slept with your wife! Then you would have brought guilt upon us!"
Genesis 39:9
He has no greater [authority] in this house than me, and he has not withheld anything from me except you, since you [are] his wife. Now how could I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"
Exodus 20:14
"You shall not commit adultery.
Proverbs 6:29-33
Thus, he who goes to the wife of his neighbor, any who touches her shall not go unpunished.
Ezekiel 16:38
And I will judge you [with the] judgment of [women] committing adultery and shedding blood, and I will give you [the] blood of rage and jealousy.