Job 19:14
My nearest of kin have not acknowledged me, 1 And they that knew my name have forgotten me. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
In Context
15As for my household, and my maidservants, 1 I was a stranger before them. 1
Cross References
Job 42:11And all his brethren and his sisters heard 1 All that had happened to him, 1 And they came to him, 1 And so did all that had known him from the first: 1 And they ate and drank with him, and comforted him, 1 And wondered at all that the Lord had brought upon him: 1 And each one gave him a lamb, and four drachma’s weight of gold, even of unstamped gold. 1
Psalms 38:11Remove thy scourges from me: 1 I have fainted by reason of the strength of thy hand. 1
Micah 7:5Trust not in friends, and confide not in guides: beware of thy wife, so as not to commit anything to her.
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 →