Job 17:3

Job 17:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3“Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.

Who else will put up security for me?

3¶“Make a pledge for me with Yourself;

Who is there that will be my guarantor?

3¶“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?

3Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand.

Who else will be my guarantor?

3Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself;

Who is there that will strike hands with me?

3Lay downe nowe and put me in suretie for thee: who is hee, that will touch mine hand?

3“Now give a pledge. Be collateral for me with yourself.

Who is there who will strike hands with me?

3“God, please pay the price to have me set free.

Who else would put up money for me?

3God, please help me to become free again.

Nobody else will pay the price to do that for me.

3Now place my pledge with You; Who is he that strikes hand with me?