Job 17:3
Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?
Young's Literal Translation
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
2If not — mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.
4For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.
Cross References
Genesis 43:9I — I am surety [for] him, from my hand thou dost require him; if I have not brought him in unto thee, and set him before thee — then I have sinned against thee all the days;
Job 5:1Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?
Psalms 119:122Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
Proverbs 11:15Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
Proverbs 20:16Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.
Isaiah 38:14As a crane — a swallow — so I chatter, I mourn as a dove, Drawn up have been mine eyes on high, O Jehovah, oppression [is] on me, be 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 →