Job 19:13 (KJV)

Passage

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

Nearby Context

Job 19:11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.

Job 19:12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.

Job 19:13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

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

Job 19:15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "brethren", "mine", "acquaintance", "verily", and "estranged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "His troops come together and raise up..." into verse 14's "My kinsfolk have failed and my familiar...", so "hath" and "brethren" 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 "hath" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.