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Job 19:14 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 19:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 19 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.”
Job 19:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 19:14
Job's relatives abandon him: 'My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.' The double loss—family failing and friends forgetting—emphasizes Job's complete social isolation. 'Failed' suggests they stopped functioning in their proper roles. 'Forgotten' indicates deliberate abandonment, not mere absence. This describes suffering's social dimension—those who should support flee instead. Yet this isolation drives Job toward God, his ultimate advocate.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 19:14
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“My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.”
“which he gave in those days”
“'He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.'{Psalm 41:9}”
“be careful of the words of your mouth!”
“then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me”
“but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
“terror on every side. Denounce”