Job 17:3
Who is this? let him join hands with me.
Brenton Septuagint
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
2Weary I intreat; and what have I done? and strangers have stolen my goods.
4For thou hast hid their heart from wisdom; therefore thou shalt not exalt them.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9And I engage for him; at my hand do thou require him; if I bring him not to thee, and place him before thee, I shall be guilty toward thee for ever.
Job 5:1But call, if any one will hearken to thee, or if thou shalt see any of the holy angels.
Proverbs 11:15A bad man does harm wherever he meets a just man: and he hates the sound of safety.
Isaiah 38:14As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for mine eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered 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 →