I 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:
Job 17:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; Who is he that will strike hands with me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Give me a pledge with Yourself [acknowledge my innocence before my death]; who is there that will give security for me? American Standard Version (1901) Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me? Common English Bible Take my guarantee. Who else is willing to make an agreement? Catholic Public Domain Version Free me, O Lord, and set me beside you, and let the hand of anyone you wish fight against me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Deliver me, O Lord, and set me beside thee: and let any man's hand fight against me. |
I 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:
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: But he that hateth suretiship is sure.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for strangers.
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts:
Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter; I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward; O LORD, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.