Job 19:14

Job 19:14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

Ver. 14. My kinsfolk have failed ] scil. In courtesy, as Ruth’s kinsman did. Job had many kinsfolk, but few friends; and this was a great grief to him, as it was afterwards also to David, Psalms 31:11 ; Psalms 38:11 ; Psalms 69:8 ; to Heman, Psalms 88:8 ; and to Paul, 2 Timothy 4:16 .

And my familiar friends ] They whom I favoured, saith Broughton, according to Psalms 11:7 .

Have forgotten me ] Out of sight out of mind. A thing forgotten is as if it had never been. All Job’s courtesies were cast away upon these summer birds, who had well nigh forgotten there was ever such a man in the world as Job.