the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
Click here to join the effort!
Read the Bible
Myles Coverdale Bible
Job 17:3
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- BridgewayEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
Accept my pledge! Put up security for me.Who else will be my sponsor?
"Now give a pledge, be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
"Lay down a pledge for me with you; who is there who will put up security for me?
"God, make me a promise. No one will make a pledge for me.
Make then my pledge with you. Who else will put up security for me?
"Give me a pledge (guarantee, promise) with Yourself [acknowledge my innocence before my death]; Who is there that will be my guarantor and give security for me?
"Make a pledge for me with Yourself; Who is there that will be my guarantor?
"Now give a pledge, be collateral for me with yourself. Who is there who will strike hands with me?
Lay downe nowe and put me in suretie for thee: who is hee, that will touch mine hand?
"Establish, now, a pledge for me with Yourself;Who is there that will clap my hand in pledge?
Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
If you, Lord , don't help, who will pay the price for my release?
Be my guarantor, yourself! Who else will put up a pledge for me?
Lay down now [a pledge], be thou surety for me with thyself: who is he that striketh hands with me?
"God, give me some support. No one else will!
Make me, I pray thee, a hostage with thee; then I will surrender myself.
I am being honest, God. Accept my word. There is no one else to support what I say.
Please lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who is he who will give security for my hand?
Please lay down a pledge for me with Yourself; who is he who will strike my hand with me?
Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
Be pleased, now, to be responsible for me to yourself; for there is no other who will put his hand in mine.
Give now a pledge, be surety for me with Thyself; who else is there that will strike hands with me?
Lay downe now, put me in a suretie with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
O deliuer me, and loke out one to be my suretie in thy sight: what is he that knoweth who wyll promise for me?
Who is this? let him join hands with me.
Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; who is there that will strike hands with me?
Lord, delyuere thou me, and sette thou me bisidis thee; and the hond of ech fiyte ayens me.
Give now a pledge, be surety for me with yourself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who [is] he [that] will strike hands with me?
"Now put down a pledge for me with Yourself. Who is he who will shake hands with me?
"You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me.
"Promise that You will hear me. Who is there that will trust me?
"Lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who is there that will give surety for me?
Appoint it, I pray thee - be thou surety for me with thyself, Who is there that, on my side, can pledge himself?
Deliver me, O Lord, and set me beside thee, and let any man’s hand fight against me.
"Lay down a pledge for me with thyself; who is there that will give surety for me?
Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?
"O God, pledge your support for me. Give it to me in writing, with your signature. You're the only one who can do it! These people are so useless! You know firsthand how stupid they can be. You wouldn't let them have the last word, would you? Those who betray their own friends leave a legacy of abuse to their children.
"Lay down, now, a pledge for me with Yourself; Who is there that will be my guarantor?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
put me: Job 9:33, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, Proverbs 11:15, Proverbs 20:16, Hebrews 7:22
strike: Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 11:15, *marg. Proverbs 17:18, Proverbs 22:26
Reciprocal: Job 31:35 - Oh
Cross-References
Then fell Abraha vpo his face, and laughed, and sayde in his hert: Shal a childe be borne vnto me that am an hundreth yeare olde? And shall Sara yt is nyentie yeare olde, beare?
And Abraha sayde vnto God: O that Israel might lyue in thy sight.
Than toke Abraham his sonne Ismael, and all the seruauntes borne in his house, and all that were bought, (as many as were men children in his house,) and circumcyded the foreskynne of their flesh, euen the same daye, as God had sayde vnto him.
And Abraham was nyentie yeare olde and nyne, whan he cut of the foreskynne of his flesh.
And he sayde morouer: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, ye God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob. And Moses couered his face, for he was afrayed to loke vpon God.
But Moses & Aaron fell vpo their faces before ye whole cogregacion of the multitude of the childre of Israel.
And they fell vpon their faces, & sayde: O God, thou God of the spretes of all flesh, yf one man haue synned, wilt thou therfore be wroth ouer the whole congregacion?
Get you out of this cogregacion, I wil shortly consume the. And they fell vpon their faces.
He sayde: No, but I am the prynce of the LORDES hoost, and now am I come. Then fell Iosua downe to the earth vpon his face, & worshipped him, and sayde vnto him: What sayeth my LORDE vnto his seruaunt?
And wha the flamme wente vp from ye altare towarde heauen, the angell of the LORDE asceded vp in the flamme of the altare. Whan Manoah & his wife sawe yt, they fell downe to ye earth vpo their faces.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Lay down now,.... A pledge that thou wilt provide a surety, appoint and admit one to plead for me, and that thou wilt hear my cause, and determine it; or "put now", or "put, I pray thee" r, thy heart and mind to me and my case, to my petition and request, and grant it:
put me in a surety with thee; appoint, provide, and place a surety for me with thee, and let him appear to do his work and office: such an one Jesus Christ is; he is of God the Father's appointing to be the Mediator between God and men, and who himself voluntarily engaged and agreed to be the surety of the better testament; and this was known to the Old Testament saints, and to Job; and his prayer was the prayer of faith: and this work and office Christ performs; he was surety for his people from eternity, he drew nigh to God on their account, and struck hands with his Father, or covenanted and agreed with him about the salvation of his people, and the manner of it; he gave his word, his bond, to his Father for them, that he would save them; and upon that suretyship engagement of Christ all the Old Testament saints were pardoned, justified, and glorified; he promised and bound himself to pay all their debts, to satisfy for all their sins, to bring in an everlasting righteousness for them, and to bring them all safe to heaven and happiness; in order to which, he put himself in their room and stead, and laid down his life a ransom for them; upon which Job might say, and so may every believer, what follows,
who [is] he [that] will strike hands with me? that will enter the lists, litigate and dispute the point with me, or bring any charge or accusation against me, having such a surety to answer for me, such an advocate to plead my cause, such a Mediator between God and man, who has made reconciliation for sin, brought in everlasting righteousness, and satisfied law and justice, see Romans 8:33; or else the sense is, "who [is] he", besides him that is a surety of God's appointing and providing, "can strike bands with me?" or be a surety for me? there is no other Mediator, Saviour, or Redeemer, besides him; if he had not undertaken the cause of his people, and the redemption of them, it must have ceased for ever, no other was equal to such a work; so that here is another reason used with the Lord to provide a surety, since no other could to any purpose.
r שימה נא "pone nunc", Montanus; "poae quaeso", Pagninus, Piscator, Mercerus, Cocceius, Schmidt; "sub cor tunm", Vatablus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Lay down now - This is evidently an address to God - a repetition of the wish which he had so often expressed, that he might be permitted to bring his cause directly before him; see Job 13:3. The whole passage here is obscure, because we are in a great measure ignorant of the ancient practices in courts of law, and of the ancient forms of trial. The general sense seems to be, that Job desires the Deity to enter into a judicial investigation, and to give him a “pledge” - or, as we should say, a “bond,” or “security” - that he would not avail himself of his almighty power, but would place him on an equality in the trial, and allow him to plead his cause on equal terms; see the notes at Job 13:20-22. The phrase “lay down now” means, lay down a pledge, or something of that kind; and may have referred to some ancient custom of giving security on going to trial, that no advantage would be taken, or that the parties would abide by the decision in the case.
Put me in a surety with thee - The word used here (ערבני ‛ârabı̂yn) is from ערב ‛ârab, to mix, mingle; to exchange, to barter and then to become surety for anyone - that is, to “exchange” places with him, or to stand in his place; Genesis 43:9; Genesis 44:32. Here the idea seems to be, that Job wished the Deity to give him some pledge or security that justice would be done, or that he would not take advantage of his power and majesty to overawe him. Or, as has been remarked, it may refer to some custom of furnishing security on a voluntary trial or arbitration, that the award of the referees would be observed. I think it most probable that this is the idea. The controversy here was to be voluntary. In a voluntary trial, or an arbitration, there is a necessity of some security by the parties that the decision shall be submitted to - a pledge to each other that they will abide by it. Such a pledge Job desired in this case. All this is language taken from courts, and should not be pressed too much, nor should Job be hastily charged with irreverence. Having once suggested the idea of a “trial” of the cause, it was natural for him to use the language which was commonly employed in reference to such trials; and these expressions are to be regarded as thrown in for the sake of “keeping,” or verisimilitude.
Who is he that will strike hands with me? - Striking hands then, as now, seems to have been one mode of confirming an agreement, or ratifying a compact. The idea here is,” Who is there that will be surety to me for thee?” that is, for the faithful observance of right and justice. There is an appearance of irreverence in this language, but it arises from carrying out the ideas pertaining to a form of trial in a court. In entering into “sureties,” it was usual to unite hands; see Proverbs 6:1 :
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend,
If thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger.
So Proverbs 17:18 :
A man void of understanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his friend
Compare Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 22:26. The same custom prevailed in the times of Homer and of Virgil. Thus, Homer (Iliad, β b. 341) says:
Ποῦ δὴ -
- δεξιαὶ ἦς ἐπέπιθμεν -
Pou Deuteronomy 4:0 -
- dexiai hēs epepithmen -
And so Virgil (Aeneid 4:597) says;
- en dextra fidesque.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 17:3. Lay down now — Deposit a pledge; stake your conduct against mine, and your life and soul on the issue; let the cause come before God, let him try it; and see whether any of you shall be justified by him, while I am condemned.
