Job 19:13
My brethren have stood aloof from me; 1 They have recognized strangers rather than me: 1 And my friends have become pitiless. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
In Context
12His troops also came upon me with one accord, 1 Liers in wait compassed my ways. 1
14My nearest of kin have not acknowledged me, 1 And they that knew my name have forgotten me. 1
Cross References
Job 6:20They too that trust in cities and riches 1 Shall come to shame. 1
Job 16:7But now he has made me weary, and a worn-out fool; 1 And thou hast laid hold of me. 1
Psalms 31:11Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous: 1 And glory, all ye that are upright in heart.
Psalms 38:11Remove thy scourges from me: 1 I have fainted by reason of the strength of thy hand. 1
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 →