Job 19:13-14 NIV,NKJV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 19:13

He hath put my brethren - This is a new source of afflication that he had not adverted to before, that God had caused all his children to be estranged from him - a calamity which he regarded as the crown of all his woes. The word rendered “my brethren” (אחי 'âchāy) means means properly “my brothers” - but whether he means literally his brothers, or whether he designs it to be taken in a figuratie sense as denoting his intimate friends, or those of the same rank in life or calling, it is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 19:14

My kinsfolk have failed - My neighbors (קרובי qârôbāy), those who were near to me. It may refer to “nearness” of affinity, friendship, or residence. The essential idea is that of “nearness” - whether by blood, affection, or vicinity. In Psalms 38:11, it denotes near friends.And my familiar friends - Those who knew me - מידעי myudā‛ay. The allusion is to those who were “intimately” acquainted with him, or who were his bosom friends. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 19:13

Job 19:13. He hath put my brethren far from me, &c. I looked for some support and comfort from my kindred and friends, but they were so astonished at the number and dreadfulness of my calamities that they fled from me as a man accursed of God: and as for my neighbours, who formerly much courted my acquaintance: they keep aloof from me, as if they had never known me. As we must see the hand of God in all the injuries we receive from our enemies, so likewise in all the slights and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 19:14

Job 19:14. My kinsfolk Whom nature inclined to love and befriend me; have failed To perform the offices of humanity which they owed me: and my familiar friends To whom I was united by a stronger bond than that of nature; have forgotten me Have neglected and disregarded me as much as if they had quite forgotten the friendship there was between us. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 19:1-29

Job’s reply to Bildad (19:1-29)Again Job rebukes his friends and rejects their assertion that his sufferings prove he must be a great sinner. Even if he has sinned, he argues, that is no concern of theirs (19:1-4). As Job sees things, he has not been wicked, but God has made it look as if he has by placing him in this humiliating situation (5-6). God has used his power against Job and Job can do nothing about it. He feels helpless (7-12). Relatives, friends and servants have all turned against... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 19:13

Note the Alternation in Job 19:13-14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 19:14

Note the Alternation in Job 19:13-14 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Job 19:13

IN HIS LAMENTATION; JOB APPEALED TO HIS FRIENDS"He hath put my brethren far from me,And mine acquaintance is wholly estranged from me.My kinsfolk have failed,And my familiar friends have forgotten me.They that dwell in my house, and my maids count me as a stranger:I am an alien in their sight.I call unto my servant, and he giveth me no answer,Though I entreat him with my mouth.My breath is strange to my wife,And my supplication to the children of my own mother.Even young children despise me;If... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 19:14

Job 19:14. My kinsfolk have failed— Have departed. Houbigant. He means to say, that his friends had quite deserted him; had ceased from their office, according to the immediate meaning of the Hebrew word חדלו chadlu. See Schultens. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 19:13

13. brethren—nearest kinsmen, as distinguished from "acquaintance." So "kinsfolk" and "familiar friends" ( :-) correspond in parallelism. The Arabic proverb is, "The brother, that is, the true friend, is only known in time of need." estranged—literally, "turn away with disgust." Job again unconsciously uses language prefiguring the desertion of Jesus Christ (Job 16:10; Luke 23:49; Psalms 38:11). read more