Job 19:13 (LSB)

Passage

“He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.

Nearby Context

Job 19:11 He has also kindled His anger against me And counted me as His adversary.

Job 19:12 His troops come together, And build up their way against me And camp around my tent.

Job 19:13 “He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.

Job 19:14 My relatives have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me.

Job 19:15 Those who sojourn in my house and my maidservants count me a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "removed", "brothers", "acquaintances", "completely", and "estranged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "removed" and "brothers", 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 build up..." into verse 14's "My relatives have failed And my familiar...", so "removed" and "brothers" 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 "removed" and "brothers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.