Job 19:18
Even fools despise me; and when I gone from them, they spoke against me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
In Context
17My wife hath abhorred my breath, and I entreated the children of my womb.
Cross References
Job 30:1But now the younger in time scorn me, whose fathers I would not have set with the dogs of my flock:
Isaiah 3:5And the people shall rush one upon another, and every man against his neighbour: the child shall make it tumult against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
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 →