Job 19:14 (DRB)

Passage

My kinsmen have forsaken me, and they that knew me, have forgotten me.

Nearby Context

Job 19:12 His troops have come together, and have made themselves a way by me, and have besieged my tabernacle round about.

Job 19:13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and my acquaintance like strangers have departed from me.

Job 19:14 My kinsmen have forsaken me, and they that knew me, have forgotten me.

Job 19:15 They that dwell in my house, and my maidservants have counted me as a stranger, and I have been like an alien in their eyes.

Job 19:16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer, I entreated him with my own mouth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kinsmen", "forsaken", "knew", and "forgotten". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kinsmen" and "forsaken", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "He hath put my brethren far from..." into verse 15's "They that dwell in my house and...", so "kinsmen" and "forsaken" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "kinsmen" and "forsaken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.