Job 17:3
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
Cross-reference
In Job 9:33, Job wishes for an arbiter between him and God—parallel to his plea for a pledge in 17:3. Both seek a mediator.
Job 31:35 continues Job's legal metaphor, wishing for a hearing — both verses express Job's desire for God to engage in his case.
In Genesis 43:9, Judah offers himself as a pledge for Benjamin, mirroring Job's plea for a divine pledge — both involve personal guarantee for another's safety.
Genesis 44:32 repeats Judah's pledge for Benjamin, reinforcing the same concept of a personal surety that Job desires from God.
Hebrews 7:22 identifies Jesus as the guarantor of a better covenant, fulfilling Job's longing for a divine surety.
Proverbs 11:15 warns against putting up security for a stranger, contrasting with Job's request for God to be his surety.
Proverbs 17:18 calls giving a pledge foolish, contrasting with Job's wise request for God to be his surety.
Proverbs 20:16 advises taking a pledge from a surety, echoing the theme of suretyship but from a human transactional angle.
Proverbs 22:26 warns against becoming a surety, contrasting with Job's desire for a surety from God.