Job 17:3
Lay downe nowe and put me in suretie for thee: who is hee, that will touch mine hand?
Geneva Bible 1599
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
2There are none but mockers with mee, and mine eye continueth in their bitternesse.
4For thou hast hid their heart from vnderstanding: therefore shalt thou not set them vp on hie.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I wil be suertie for him: of mine hand shalt thou require him. If I bring him not to thee, and set him before thee, then let me beare the blame for euer.
Job 5:1Call nowe, if any will answere thee, and to which of the Saintes wilt thou turne?
Psalms 119:122Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.
Proverbs 11:15Hee shall be sore vexed, that is suretie for a stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.
Proverbs 20:16Take his garment, that is suretie for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
Isaiah 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourne as a doue: mine eies were lift vp on high: O Lord, it hath oppressed me, comfort 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 →