Job 19:13
“God has caused my brothers to abandon me, and all those who know me act like strangers to me.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
In Context
12It is as though he sends his army to attack me; they surround my tent, preparing to attack me.
14All my relatives and good friends have left me.
Cross References
Job 6:20But they do not find any, so they are very disappointed.
Job 16:7God has now taken away all my strength, and he has destroyed my family.
Psalms 31:11All of my enemies make fun of me, and even my neighbors despise me. Even my friends are afraid of me because they think I am being punished by God, and when they see me on the streets, they run away.
Psalms 38:11My friends and neighbors stay away from me because of my sores; even my own family stays away from me.
Psalms 69:8Even my own older brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.
Psalms 69:20Their insults have deeply offended me, and I ◄feel helpless/am in despair►. I searched for someone who would pity me, but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.
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 →