Job 17:3
And thou, [Creator!] attend, I pray thee, be my surety with thyself: who else is there that would strike hands with me?
Leeser Tanakh
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
2Yet truly those that mock are with me, and on their offendings must my eye rest.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him; from my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then shall I have sinned against thee all the days.
Job 5:1Do but call: is there one that will answer thee? and to whom of the saints wilt thou turn thyself?
Psalms 119:122Protect thy servant for good: let not the presumptuous oppress me.
Proverbs 11:15With evil will he be overwhelmed that is surety for a stranger: but he that hateth giving the hand as pledge is safe.
Proverbs 20:16Take away his garment, because he hath become surety for a stranger; and on account of a strange woman take a pledge from him.
Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chirp; I did moan like a dove; my eyes were lifted up on high: O Lord, I am oppressed; grant me ease.
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 →