Job 17:3
Deliver me O Lord, and set me beside thee, and let any man's hand fight against me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
2I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness.
4Thou hast set their heart far from understanding, therefore they shall not be exalted.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I take the boy upon me, require him at my hand: unless I bring him again, and restore him to thee, I will be guilty of sin against thee for ever.
Job 5:1Call now if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints.
Proverbs 11:15He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.
Proverbs 20:16Take away the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for strangers.
Isaiah 38:14I will cry like a young swallow, I will meditate like a dove: my eyes are weakened looking upward: Lord, I suffer violence, answer thou 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 →