Job 17:3
Appoint it, I pray thee—be thou surety for me with thyself, Who is there that, on my side, can pledge himself?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
2Verily there are mockers, with me! And, on their insults, mine eye doth rest.
4For, their heart, hast thou kept back from understanding, On this account, thou wilt not exalt them.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I, will be surety for him, at my hand, shalt thou require him,—as surely as I bring him not in unto thee, and set him down before thee, so surely will I be counted a sinner against thee all the days,
Job 5:1Call, I pray thee—is there one to answer thee? Or, to which of the holy ones, wilt thou turn?
Psalms 119:122Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
Proverbs 11:15He that becometh surety for a stranger, goeth to utter ruin, but, he that hateth striking hands, is secure.
Proverbs 20:16Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger,—then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety.
Isaiah 38:14As a twittering swallow, so, do I chatter, I coo as a dove,—Mine eyes languish through looking on high, O My Lord! distress is upon me—my Surety!
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 →