Job 17:3
Lay down now [a pledge], be thou surety for me with thyself: who is he that striketh hands with me?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
In Context
2Are there not mockers around me? and doth [not] mine eye abide in their provocation?
4For thou hast hidden their heart from understanding; therefore thou wilt not exalt [them].
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him: of my hand shalt thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and set him before thy face, then shall I be guilty toward thee for ever.
Job 5:1Call, I pray thee! Is there any that answereth thee? and to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
Psalms 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
Proverbs 11:15It goeth ill with him that is surety for another; but he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Proverbs 20:16Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.
Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow [or] a crane, so did I chatter; I mourned as a dove; mine eyes failed [with looking] upward: Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Matthew Henry on Job 17:2-10
Deplorable Condition of Job; The Improvement of Job's Troubles. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me… Read the whole commentary →