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 1885 Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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?
There is no daysman betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.
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.