Job 17:3
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?”Job 17:3
What Does Job 17:3 Mean?
Job 17:3 is found in the book of Job, chapter 17, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Job 17:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 38:14“Like 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.”Proverbs 6:1“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”Proverbs 11:15“He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.”Hebrews 7:22“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.”Genesis 43:9“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:”Genesis 44:32“For 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.”Job 31:35“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.”Psalms 119:122“Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.”Job 9:33“Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.”Proverbs 22:26“Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.”Proverbs 6:11“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.”Proverbs 17:18“A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.”Proverbs 20:16“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”
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