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Job 19:13 Cross-References
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“He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.”
Job 19:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 19:13
He hath put my brethren far from me (אַחַי מֵעָלַי הִרְחִיק, achai me'alay hirchik)—The verb רָחַק (rachaq, 'to be far, remove') in the Hiphil stem means God actively caused the distancing. Job's אָח ('ach, 'brothers') could be literal siblings or tribal kinsmen—in either case, those obligated by covenant loyalty have abandoned him.And mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me (וְיֹדְעַי אַךְ־זָרוּ מִמֶּנִּי)—The verb זוּר (zur, 'to be strange, estranged') creates powerful wordplay with יֹדְעַי (yode'ai, 'those who know me'). Those who once 'knew' Job intimately now treat him as זָר (zar,...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 19:13
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“and I can't escape.”
“and my friends into darkness.”
“an alien to my mother's children.”
“A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.”
“and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity”
“and are afraid.”
“no one came to help me”
“My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.”
“God”
“that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.,But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.,,,,,,,,”