Job 17:3
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Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
In other translations
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Hebrews 7:22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
- Proverbs 11:15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.
- Isaiah 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
- Genesis 44:32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
- Psalm 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
- Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
- Proverbs 22:26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
- Job 9:33Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
- Proverbs 6:11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 17:18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
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