Job 19:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 19:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 19:19 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. my...: Heb. the men of my secret" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 19:19 — KJV
“All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. my...: Heb. the men of my secret”
— Job 19:19 (KJV)
Job 19:19 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 19:19
“And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace”
Shares key themes with Job 19:19: friends, turned, against
“And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. seek...: Heb. roll himself upon us”
Shares key themes with Job 19:19: turned, against, heb
“These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. The Tachmonite...: or, Joshebbassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three whom he...: Heb. slain he lift...: from (1ch:) whom he...: Heb. slain”
Shares key themes with Job 19:19: whom, against, heb
“And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:19: friends, whom, against
“So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.”
Shares key themes with Job 19:19: turned, heb, men
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