Job 17:3
Give now a pledge, be a guarantee for me with yourself; 1 who else is there who will help me? 1
Unlocked Literal 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
2Surely there are mockers with me; 1 my eye must always see their provocation. 1
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I will be a guarantee for him. You will hold me responsible. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
Job 5:1Call out now; is there anyone who will answer you? 1 To which of the holy ones will you turn? 1
Psalms 119:122Guarantee the welfare of your servant; 1 do not let the proud oppress me. 1
Proverbs 11:15Whoever guarantees a loan for a stranger will surely suffer harm, 1 but the one who hates giving a pledge in that kind of promise is safe. 1
Proverbs 20:16Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger, 1 and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman. 1
Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow I chirp; I coo like a dove; 1 my eyes grow tired with looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; help me. 1
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 →