Job 17:3
Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
American Standard Version
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
2Surely there are mockers with me, And mine eye dwelleth upon their provocation.
4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou 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 unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
Job 5:1Call now; is there any that will answer 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 11:15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Proverbs 20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow [or] a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.
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 →