Job 19:15 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

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

Job 19:17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dwell", "mine", "house", "maids", "count", "stranger", "alien", and "sight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dwell" and "mine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "My kinsfolk have failed and my familiar..." into verse 16's "I called my servant and he gave...", so "dwell" and "mine" 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 "dwell" and "mine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.