Job 19:14
My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
In Context
13He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
15My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.
Cross References
Job 42:11All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
Psalms 38:11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
Proverbs 18:24A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
John 13:18I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.’
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 →