Job 19:14
My near of kin have withdrawn, and those befriended by me have forgotten me.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
In Context
13My brothers hath he removed far from me, and my acquaintance are entirely estranged from me.
Cross References
Job 42:11And then came unto him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all that had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house; and they condoled with him, and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him; and they gave him, every one, a kessitah, and every one an earring of gold.
Psalms 38:11(38:12) My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
Proverbs 18:24A man's many companions are hurtful to him; but there is many a friend that cleaveth closer than a brother.
Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a confidant: from her that lieth in thy bosom guard the doors of thy mouth.
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 →