Job 31:11

Deuteronomy 22:22-24; Exodus 20:14; Ezekiel 16:38; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 26:10; Genesis 38:24; Genesis 39:9; Job 31:28; Leviticus 20:10; Proverbs 6:29-33

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Albert 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 wou...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 31. The Oath of Clearing. Job's final protestation of his innocence, and appeal to God to judge him. This chapter, says Duhm, is the high-water...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

crime. Hebrew zimmah. App-44. iniquity. Hebrew. 'avah. iniquity to be punished by the judges . a judicial iniquity; or, an iniquity in the e...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. For this is a heinous crime - Mr. Good translates, "For thi...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; Job asserts his innocence of adultery. Deceived...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job Protests the Innocence of his Past Life Job's virtues are those of a great Arab prince, such as are admired still: namely, blameless family li...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XXIV. AS A PRINCE BEFORE THE KING Job 29:1-25 ; Job 30:1-31 ; Job 31:1-40 Job SPEAKS FROM the pain and desolation to which he has become in...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Clean Life Job 31:1-40 Job had specially guarded against impurity, for its heritage is one of calamity and disaster. He is sure that even i...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This whole chapter is taken up with Job's solemn oath of innocence. It is ills official answer to the line of argument adopted by his three friends....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) В¶ If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; (10) Then let my wife grind unto another, and let...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 wel...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges. Ver. 11. For this is an heinous crime ] Hoc enim grande...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For this is a heinous crime Namely, adultery, whether committed by choice and design, or by the solicitation of a woman; yea, it is an iniquity to...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Though Job's misery was complete, he returns in this chapter to the defence of his whole life, which was comparatively more virtuous than that of any...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, a...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To wit, adultery, whether committed by choice and design, or by the solicitation of the woman, Job 31:9 . Heb. an iniquity of the judges , i.e. w...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

JOB’S SELF-VINDICATION.—HIS SOLILOQUY CONTINUED Concludes his speeches by a solemn, particular, and extended declaration of the purity and uprig...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 31:1 . A maid. The LXX, followed by the Chaldaic, read virgin; but our English version has the most ancient support. Job was pure and spotless...
The Biblical Illustrator

I made a covenant with mine eyes. Guard the senses Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan’s landing places, especially th...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The conclusion of Job's long speech (ch. 26-31.) is now reached. He winds it up by a solemn vindication of himself from all the charg...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job Recounts his Blameless Conduct
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For this is an heinous crime, his yielding to adultery would be an infamous act; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges, worthy of the...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

This — Adultery. It is — Heb. an iniquity of the judges; which belongs to them to take cognizance of, and to punish, even with death; and that not...

¹¹ For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

Related Commentaries of Job 31:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 31:11