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that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For this <i>is</i> an heinous crime; yea, it <i>is</i> an iniquity <i>to be punished by</i> the judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For that <i>would be</i> wickedness; Yes, it <i>would be</i> iniquity <i>deserving of</i> judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be wrongdoing <i>punishable by</i> judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity <i>punishable by</i> judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For that would be lewdness; Moreover, it would be an iniquity <i>punishable by</i> judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For <i>adultery</i> is a heinous <i>and</i> lustful crime; Moreover, it would be a sin <i>punishable by</i> the judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For that would be a disgrace; it would be an iniquity deserving punishment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For that would be a disgrace; it would be a crime deserving punishment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If I took someone's wife, it would be a horrible crime, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For that were an heinous crime; yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That would be a scandal, and that would be a criminal offense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Such wickedness should be punished by death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because something as lascivious as that is an iniquity that should be judged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For this is a hainous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For it [is] a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For it is a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this is crime, and this is iniquity for the judges.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For this is a heinous crime, and a most grievous iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For this is a crime and a very great injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For that would be heinous, a crime to be condemned, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For that would be a heinous crime; that would be a criminal offense;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For this is a heinous crime; yea, such an eye devises a crafty scheme.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because this is sin, and this is an eye that is of contrivance<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For that were a heinous crime; Yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the rage of anger is not to be controlled, <i>in the case</i> of defiling <i>another</i> man's wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/31-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4646" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Job's Final Appeal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">that would be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2154.htm" title="2154: zim·māh (N-fs) -- A plan, device, wickedness. Or zammah; from zamam; a plan, especially a bad one.">a heinous crime,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hī (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ā·wōn (N-cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">an iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/6414.htm" title="6414: pə·lî·lîm (N-mp) -- A judge. From palal; a magistrate.">to be judged.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32-33</a></span><br />He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. / Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Deuteronomy 22:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm">Proverbs 7:25-27</a></span><br />Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. / For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. / Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13-14</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9-10</a></span><br />Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. / Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-9.htm">Genesis 39:9</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3-5</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a></span><br />Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For this is an heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.</p><p class="hdg">an heinous</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-9.htm">Genesis 20:9</a></b></br> Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-10.htm">Genesis 26:10</a></b></br> And Abimelech said, What <i>is</i> this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/39-9.htm">Genesis 39:9</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou <i>art</i> his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?</p><p class="hdg">an iniquity</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-28.htm">Job 31:28</a></b></br> This also <i>were</i> an iniquity <i>to be punished by</i> the judge: for I should have denied the God <i>that is</i> above.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/38-24.htm">Genesis 38:24</a></b></br> And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she <i>is</i> with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a></b></br> And the man that committeth adultery with <i>another</i> man's wife, <i>even he</i> that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/27-12.htm">Act</a> <a href="/ezra/6-11.htm">Crime</a> <a href="/acts/18-14.htm">Hainous</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-12.htm">Infamy</a> <a href="/job/31-3.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/15-6.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/job/21-22.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Judicial</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Lustful</a> <a href="/job/31-6.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/job/29-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Punishable</a> <a href="/ezra/9-13.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/job/31-3.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-34.htm">Shameful</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/31-3.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/34-12.htm">Act</a> <a href="/psalms/56-7.htm">Crime</a> <a href="/acts/18-14.htm">Hainous</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-10.htm">Infamy</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/job/31-21.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Judicial</a> <a href="/mark/7-22.htm">Lustful</a> <a href="/job/38-24.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/job/34-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Punishable</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-35.htm">Shameful</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Job 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For that would be a heinous crime</b><br>In the context of <a href="/job/31.htm">Job 31</a>, Job is defending his integrity and righteousness by listing sins he has not committed. The term "heinous crime" indicates a severe moral offense, suggesting that Job views certain actions as not just wrong but deeply offensive to God and society. This reflects the biblical understanding of sin as not only a personal failing but a violation of divine law. The use of "heinous" underscores the gravity of the sin, aligning with the Old Testament's emphasis on holiness and the severe consequences of sin, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a>, where adultery is punishable by death.<p><b>an iniquity to be judged</b><br>The word "iniquity" refers to gross injustice or wickedness, often implying a premeditated or deeply ingrained sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, such iniquities were not only personal failings but offenses against the community and God, requiring judgment. The concept of judgment here is both divine and communal, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Deuteronomy 17:2-7</a>, where community leaders are called to judge serious sins. This reflects the biblical theme of God's justice, where He is the ultimate judge of human actions, as echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a>, which states that God will bring every deed into judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man described as blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. In this chapter, Job is defending his integrity and righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge of human actions, whose standards of righteousness Job seeks to uphold.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_accusation.htm">The Accusation</a></b><br>Job is addressing potential sins, specifically those of a sexual nature, which he considers to be grave offenses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sin's_gravity.htm">Understanding Sin's Gravity</a></b><br>Job acknowledges that certain sins, like adultery, are not just personal failings but are considered "heinous crimes" against God's law. This highlights the seriousness with which we should view sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_private_and_public_life.htm">Integrity in Private and Public Life</a></b><br>Job's defense of his integrity serves as a model for maintaining righteousness both in public and private spheres. Our actions should consistently reflect our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_before_god.htm">Accountability Before God</a></b><br>Job's awareness of divine judgment reminds us that our actions are ultimately accountable to God. This should inspire a life of holiness and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br>The root of many sins, including those Job mentions, begins in the heart. We must guard our hearts and minds against thoughts and desires that lead us away from God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While Job speaks of maintaining his integrity, the broader biblical account offers hope through repentance and restoration for those who have fallen into sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_11_31_align_with_suffering.htm">Proverbs 11:31 indicates the righteous will be rewarded on Earth--how does this align with other biblical passages where believers suffer adversity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_unchecked_injustice.htm">In Job 24:1, why does God allow human injustice to continue unchecked, contradicting His supposed omnipotence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_claim_purity_in_job_31_1-4.htm">In Job 31:1-4, how can Job claim such purity given other scriptures teach no one is entirely sinless?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_archaeology_support_sun_moon_cults.htm">Job 31:26-28 mentions worship of sun and moon; does archaeological evidence support or contradict the biblical portrayal of these ancient cults?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For this is an heinous crime</span>. The crime of adultery subverts the family relation, on which it has pleased God to erect the entire fabric of human society. Hence, in the Jewish Law, adultery was made a capital offence (<a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Deuteronomy 22:22</a>), both in the woman and in the man. Among other nations the adulteress was commonly punished with death, but the adulterer escaped scot-free. In modern communities adultery is mostly regarded, not as a crime, but as a civil wrong, on account of which an action lies against the adulterer. <span class="cmt_word">It is an iniquity to be punished by the judges</span>; literally, <span class="accented">it is an iniquity of judges</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> one of which judges take cognizance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/31-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that [would be]</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֥יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a heinous crime,</span><br /><span class="heb">זִמָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(zim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2154.htm">Strong's 2154: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, device, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an iniquity</span><br /><span class="heb">עָוֺ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be judged.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִילִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·lî·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6414.htm">Strong's 6414: </a> </span><span class="str2">A magistrate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/31-11.htm">Job 31:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/31-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 31:11 For that would be a heinous crime (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/31-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 31:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 31:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>