Job 19:19 (WEB)

Passage

All my familiar friends abhor me. They whom I loved have turned against me.

Nearby Context

Job 19:17 My breath is offensive to my wife. I am loathsome to the children of my own mother.

Job 19:18 Even young children despise me. If I arise, they speak against me.

Job 19:19 All my familiar friends abhor me. They whom I loved have turned against me.

Job 19:20 My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh. I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

Job 19:21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, you my friends; for the hand of God has touched me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "familiar", "friends", "abhor", "loved", "turned", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "familiar" and "friends", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Even young children despise me If I..." into verse 20's "My bones stick to my skin and...", so "familiar" and "friends" 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 "familiar" and "friends" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.