Job 17:3
Give a pledge, I pray thee; be thou a surety for me with thee; Who is he that will strike hands with me?
Noyes Bible
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 not revilers before me? And doth not my eye dwell upon their provocations?
4Behold, thou hast blinded their understanding; Therefore thou wilt not suffer them to prevail.
Cross References
Job 5:1Call now, see if any will answer thee! And to which of the holy ones wilt thou look?
Psalms 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good; Let not the proud oppress me!
Proverbs 11:15He that is surety for another shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is sure.
Proverbs 20:16Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow or a crane, so did I twitter; I did mourn as a dove; Mine eyes failed with looking upward; “O Lord, I am in distress; O, deliver 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 →