“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, asserting that adultery constitutes a crime meriting judicial punishment, emphasizing the seriousness of this transgression. The heinous crime designation establishes the moral gravity. The reference to judges suggests public judicial punishment. The verse establishes that Job views adultery as deserving of the strongest social and legal condemnation.
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