Job 17:3–4
3 “Lay down a pledge for me with you;
who is there who will put up msecurity for me?
4 Since you have closed their hearts to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.
Job 17:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.
Who else will put up security for me?
4 You have closed their minds to understanding;
therefore you will not let them triumph.
Job 17:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee;
Who is he that will strike hands with me?
4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding:
Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
Job 17:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 “You must defend my innocence, O God,
since no one else will stand up for me.
4 You have closed their minds to understanding,
but do not let them triumph.
Job 17:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 “Now put down a pledge for me with Yourself.
Who is he who will shake hands with me?
4 For You have hidden their heart from understanding;
Therefore You will not exalt them.
Job 17:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 “God, make me a promise.
No one will make a pledge for me.
4 You have closed their minds to understanding.
Do not let them win over me.
Job 17:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself;
Who is there that will strike hands with me?
4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding:
Therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
Job 17:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 Lay down now a pledge, be thou surety for me with thyself: who is he that striketh hands with me? 4 For thou hast hidden their heart from understanding; therefore thou wilt not exalt them.
Job 17:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 Please guarantee my bail yourself.
Who else will guarantee it with a handshake?
4 You have closed their minds so that they cannot understand.
That is why you will not honor them.
Job 17:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 Make arrangements! Put up security for me.
Who else will be my sponsor?
4 You have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore You will not honor them.
Job 17:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 “Lay down a pledge for me with yourself;
who is there that will give surety for me?
4 Since you have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.
Job 17:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 Please lay down a pledge for me with yourself;
who is he who will give security for my hand?
4 Indeed, you have closed their mind from understanding;
therefore, you will not let them triumph.
Job 17:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 “God, please pay the price to have me set free.
Who else would put up money for me?
4 You have closed the minds of those who are trying to comfort me.
They don’t understand that I haven’t done anything wrong.
So don’t let them win the argument.
Job 17:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 “Lay down, now, a pledge for me with Yourself;
Who is there that will be my guarantor?
4 “For You have kept their heart from understanding,
Therefore You will not exalt them.