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I am like a foreigner to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The guests in my house and my maidservants count me as a stranger; I have become a foreigner in their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Those who dwell in my house, and my maidservants, Count me as a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Those who live in my house and my servant women consider me a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Those who live in my house and my maids consider me a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Those who live in my house and my maids consider me a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Those who sojourn in my house and my maidservants count me a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Those who live [temporarily] in my house and my maids consider me a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My house guests and female servants regard me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My house guests and female servants regard me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My guests and my servants consider me a stranger, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My female slaves consider me to be a stranger. I am like a foreigner to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who were guests in my house have forgotten me; my servant women treat me like a stranger and a foreigner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who live in my house— and my maidservants, too!— treat me like a stranger; they think I'm a foreigner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My guests and my servant girls consider me a stranger; I am a foreigner in their eyes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who dwell in my house and my maids consider me a stranger. I am an alien in their sight. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Sojourners of my house and my maids, "" Reckon me for a stranger; I have been an alien in their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sojourners of my house and my maids, For a stranger reckon me: An alien I have been in their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They sojourning in my house and my maids, mill reckon me for a stranger: I was a foreigner in their eyes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They that dwelt in my house, and my maidservants have counted me a stranger, and I have been like an alien in their eyes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The inhabitants of my house and my maidservants treat me just as if I were a stranger, and I have been like an sojourner in their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even my maidservants consider me a stranger; I am a foreigner in their sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the guests in my house have forgotten me; my serving girls count me as a stranger; I have become an alien in their eyes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They that dwell in my house, and my maids, consider me as a stranger; I am an alien in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Dwellers in my house and my maids consider me as a foreigner, and I am a stranger in their eyes<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger; I am become an alien in their sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>As for</i> my household, and my maid-servants, I was a stranger before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/19-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2899" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Job: My Redeemer Lives</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇê·ṯî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">My guests</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: gā·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility."></a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: wə·’am·hō·ṯay (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">and maidservants</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: taḥ·šə·ḇu·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp:: 1cs) -- To think, account. ">count me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: lə·zār (Prep-l:: Adj-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">as a stranger;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: nā·ḵə·rî (Adj-ms) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications.">a foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ḇə·‘ê·nê·hem (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 3mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in their sight.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-8.htm">Psalm 69:8</a></span><br />I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-6.htm">Micah 7:6</a></span><br />For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-36.htm">Matthew 10:36</a></span><br />A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-5.htm">John 7:5</a></span><br />For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-4.htm">Mark 6:4</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-53.htm">Luke 12:53</a></span><br />They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Psalm 31:11</a></span><br />Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a></span><br />“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-57.htm">Matthew 13:57</a></span><br />And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Psalm 38:11</a></span><br />My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-7.htm">Proverbs 19:7</a></span><br />All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26</a></span><br />“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a></span><br />But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-16.htm">2 Timothy 4:16</a></span><br />At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They that dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.</p><p class="hdg">dwell</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-16.htm">Job 19:16-19</a></b></br> I called my servant, and he gave <i>me</i> no answer; I intreated him with my mouth… </p><p class="hdg">count me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-31.htm">Job 31:31,32</a></b></br> If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/123-3.htm">Psalm 123:3</a></b></br> Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/15-19.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/job/18-2.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/job/14-16.htm">Count</a> <a href="/job/18-17.htm">Country</a> <a href="/job/18-15.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/job/18-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-33.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Guests</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/18-19.htm">Live</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Maids</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-67.htm">Maidservants</a> <a href="/job/6-26.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/job/18-3.htm">Seem</a> <a href="/job/18-3.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-25.htm">Sojourners</a> <a href="/job/19-13.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/job/15-19.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Women-Servants</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-32.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/job/23-5.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/job/31-4.htm">Count</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Country</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/job/19-27.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/31-32.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Guests</a> <a href="/job/20-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/21-7.htm">Live</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-3.htm">Maids</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Maidservants</a> <a href="/job/33-10.htm">Reckon</a> <a href="/job/35-2.htm">Seem</a> <a href="/job/21-8.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/psalms/105-12.htm">Sojourners</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/job/19-27.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-3.htm">Women-Servants</a><div class="vheading2">Job 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-1.htm">Job, complaining of his friends' cruelty, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-6.htm">shows there is misery enough in him to feed their cruelty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-21.htm">He craves pity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/19-23.htm">He believes the resurrection</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My guests and maidservants count me as a stranger;</b><br>In the ancient Near Eastern culture, hospitality was a significant social value, and guests were often treated with great honor and respect. Job's lament here highlights the depth of his alienation and suffering, as even those who should be loyal and supportive, such as guests and maidservants, now regard him as a stranger. This reflects the complete reversal of his previous status and the extent of his isolation. The term "stranger" indicates a lack of recognition and relationship, emphasizing Job's profound sense of abandonment. This situation can be compared to <a href="/psalms/69-8.htm">Psalm 69:8</a>, where the psalmist feels alienated from his own family, illustrating a common theme of isolation in times of distress.<p><b>I am a foreigner in their sight.</b><br>The concept of being a "foreigner" in one's own home or community underscores the depth of Job's estrangement. In biblical times, foreigners often had limited rights and were viewed with suspicion or disregard. Job's use of this term suggests that he feels completely disconnected from his previous life and relationships. This alienation can be seen as a type of Christ, who was also rejected and treated as an outsider, as noted in <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a>, where it states that Jesus came to His own, but His own did not receive Him. Job's experience foreshadows the ultimate rejection and suffering of Christ, who bore the sins of the world and was forsaken by those He came to save.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/guests.htm">Guests</a></b><br>Individuals who would have been welcomed into Job's home, possibly friends or acquaintances who once respected him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/maidservants.htm">Maidservants</a></b><br>Female servants in Job's household, who would have been familiar with him and his family.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_trials.htm">Job's Trials</a></b><br>The series of calamities that befall Job, including the loss of his wealth, children, and health, leading to his social isolation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_isolation.htm">Understanding Isolation</a></b><br>Job's experience teaches us about the deep sense of isolation that can accompany suffering. Even those closest to us may not understand our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_social_rejection.htm">The Reality of Social Rejection</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights the painful reality of social rejection, reminding us to be compassionate and supportive to those who feel alienated.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_abandonment.htm">Faith Amidst Abandonment</a></b><br>Despite feeling like a foreigner, Job maintains his faith. This encourages believers to hold onto their faith even when they feel abandoned by others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_for_the_suffering.htm">Empathy for the Suffering</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to empathize with those who suffer and feel estranged, offering them the love and support that Job lacked.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_christ's_love.htm">Reflecting Christ's Love</a></b><br>In our interactions, we should strive to reflect Christ's love, ensuring that no one feels like a stranger in our midst.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_can_he_find_a_place_to_stay.htm">Where can he find a place to stay?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job's_story_historically_corroborated.htm">Is there any non-biblical evidence supporting Job's extreme losses and subsequent restoration (Job 19:13-20), or does the account stand alone with no historical corroboration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_19_27_conflict_with_ot_afterlife.htm">If Job 19:27 implies a personal, bodily resurrection, does this conflict with other Old Testament notions of the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_hospitality.htm">What is the Bible's view on hospitality?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger.</span> Even the inmates of his house, male and female, his servants, guards, retainers, handmaids, and the like, looked on him and treated him as if unknown to them. l am an alien in their sight. Nay, not only as if unknown, but "as an alien," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> a foreigner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/19-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My guests</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵיתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and maidservants</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭אַמְהֹתַי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’am·hō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maidservant, female slave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">count me</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְשְׁבֻ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·šə·ḇu·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a stranger;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְזָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·zār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיִ֥יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a foreigner</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֝כְרִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḵə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5237.htm">Strong's 5237: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foreign, alien</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their sight.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·‘ê·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/19-15.htm">Job 19:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/19-15.htm">OT Poetry: Job 19:15 Those who dwell in my house (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/19-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 19:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 19:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/19-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 19:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 19:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>