Job 17:3
“Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Lay down now,.... A pledge that thou wilt provide a surety, appoint and admit one to plead for me, and that thou wilt…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Lay down now - This is evidently an address to God - a repetition of the wish which he had so often expressed, that he…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 17:1-9
Job's discourse is here somewhat broken and interrupted, and he passes suddenly from one thing to another, as is usual…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 17:3-9
New appeal to God that He would undertake for Job or give him a pledge that he would cause his innocence to be…
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