Job 19:19
All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
In Context
18Even young children have no respect for me; when I get up their backs are turned on me.
20My bones are joined to my skin, and I have got away with my flesh in my teeth.
Cross References
Job 6:21So have you now become to me; you see my sad condition and are in fear.
Psalms 41:9\41:8\They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.
Psalms 55:12\55:11\Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.
Psalms 55:20\55:19\God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah.) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God.
Luke 22:48But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?
Matthew Henry on Job 19:9-23
Job Complains of God's Displeasure; Job Complains of His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my… Read the whole commentary →