the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Job 31:11
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For that would be a disgrace;it would be an iniquity deserving punishment.
For that would be a heinous crime; Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
That would be shameful, a sin to be punished.
For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged.
"For adultery is a heinous and lustful crime; Moreover, it would be a sin punishable by the judges.
"For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be wrongdoing punishable by judges.
For that would be a heinous crime; Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
For that would be lewdness;Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.
For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.
If I took someone's wife, it would be a horrible crime,
For that would be a heinous act, a criminal offense,
For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity [to be judged by] the judges:
To do such a thing would be shameful, a sin that must be punished.
For this is a heinous crime; yea, such an eye devises a crafty scheme.
Such wickedness should be punished by death.
for that is a shameful act, and that is a criminal offense.
For that would be an evil scheme, and is iniquity for judges.
For this is a wickednesse and synne, that is worthy to be punyshed,
For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:
For that were a heinous crime; yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
For this is an heinous crime, yea, it is an iniquitie to bee punished by the Iudges.
For this is a wickednesse, and sinne that is worthy to be punished:
For the rage of anger is not to be controlled, in the case of defiling another man’s wife.
For that were an heinous crime; yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
For this is vnleueful, and the moost wickidnesse.
For that were a heinous crime; Yes, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
For this [is] a hainous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges.
For that would be wickedness; Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.
For lust is a shameful sin, a crime that should be punished.
For that would be a very sinful thing to do. It would be a sin that would be punished by the judges.
For that would be a heinous crime; that would be a criminal offense;
Surely that had been a shameful thing! and that an iniquity for the judges!
For this is a heinous crime, and a most grievous iniquity.
For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
For it [is] a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;
"For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
an heinous: Genesis 20:9, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 39:9, Exodus 20:14, Proverbs 6:29-33
an iniquity: Job 31:28, Genesis 38:24, Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 22:22-24, Ezekiel 16:38
Reciprocal: Isaiah 9:18 - wickedness
Cross-References
Againe the Lord appeared vnto him in the plaine of Mamre, as he sate in his tent doore about the heate of the day.
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I doe,
And after these things God did proue Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. Who answered, Here am I.
Then sayde hee vnto them, I see your fathers countenance, that it is not towardes me as it was wont, and the God of my father hath bene with me.
But your father hath deceiued me, & changed my wages tenne times: but God suffred him not to hurt me.
I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anoyntedst the pillar, where thou vowedst a vowe vnto me. Nowe arise, get thee out of this countrey and returne vnto ye land where thou wast borne.
Doeth not he count vs as strangers? for he hath solde vs, and hath eaten vp and consumed our money.
Therefore all the riches, which God hath taken from our father, is ours and our childrens: nowe then whatsoeuer God hath saide vnto thee, doe it.
And when the Lord sawe that he turned aside to see, God called vnto him out of the middes of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he answered, I am here.
Then the Lorde called Samuel: and hee said, Here I am.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For this [is] an heinous crime,.... Adultery; it is contrary to the light of nature, and is condemned by it as a great sin,
Genesis 20:9; as well as contrary to the express will and law of God, Exodus 20:14; and, though all sin is a transgression of the law of God, and deserving of death; yet there are some sins greater and more heinous than others, being attended with aggravating circumstances; and such is this sin, it is a breach of the marriage contract and covenant between man and wife; it is doing injury to a man's property, and to that which is the nearest and dearest to him, and is what introduces confusion into families, kingdoms, and states; and therefore it follows:
yea, it [is] an iniquity [to he punished by] the judges; who might take cognizance of it, examine into it, and pass sentence for it, and execute it; and, if they neglect do their duty, God, the Judge of all the earth, will punish for it in the world to come, unless repented of: "for whoremongers and adulterers God will judge", Hebrews 13:4; the punishment of adultery was death by the law of God, and that by stoning, as appears from Leviticus 20:10; and it is remarkable, that the Heathens, who were ignorant of this law, enjoined the same punishment for it; so Homer e introduces Hector reproving Paris for this sin, and suggests to him, that if he had his deserved punishment, he would have been clothed with a "stone coat", as he beautifully expresses it; which Suidas f explains, by being overwhelmed with stones, or stoned; as Eustathius g.
e Iliad. 3. v. 57. f In voce λαινον. g In Homer. ibid.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For 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 interposition of the magistrate. It may be observed here, that adultery has always been regarded as a sin “to be punished by the judges.” In most countries it has been punished with death; see the notes at John 8:5.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 31:11. For 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.
