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Those I loved have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All my intimate friends abhor me, and those whom I loved have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All my close friends abhor me, And those whom I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“All my associates loathe me, And those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220All my associates abhor me, And those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“All my associates abhor me, And those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All the men of my counsel abhor me, And those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“All the men of my council hate me; Those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All my familiar friends abhor me, And they whom I loved are turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My best friends and loved ones have turned from me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All my inward friends abhor me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All my closest friends are disgusted with me. Those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My closest friends look at me with disgust; those I loved most have turned against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My closest friends detest me; even the ones I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All my familiar friends abhor me. They whom I loved have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All my intimate friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All my familiar friends abhor me. They whom I loved have turned against me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All the men of my counsel detest me, "" And those I have loved, "" Have been turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Abominate me do all the men of my counsel, And those I have loved, Have been turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All the men of my intimacy will abhor me, and those I loved were turned against me.<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 were sometime my counsellors, have abhorred me: and he whom I love most is turned against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Those who were sometime my counselors, treat me like an abomination; and he whom I valued the most has turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All my intimate friends hold me in horror; those whom I loved have turned against me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All my intimate friends abhor me, and those whom I loved have turned against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All my counselors abhor me; even my friends have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All the counselors of my counsel have despised me, also my friends turned against me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All my intimate friends abhor me; And they whom I loved are turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They that saw me abhorred me: the very persons whom I had loved, rose up against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/19-19.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=2922" 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">18</span>Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/4962.htm" title="4962: mə·ṯê (N-mpc) -- Male, man. From the same as mathay; properly, an adult; by implication, a man.">my best friends</a> <a href="/hebrew/5475.htm" title="5475: sō·w·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Council, counsel. From yacad; a session, i.e. Company of persons; by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8581.htm" title="8581: ti·‘ă·ḇū·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To abhor. A primitive root; to loathe, i.e. detest.">despise me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: wə·zeh- (Conj-w:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">and those</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ā·haḇ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">I love</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: neh·pə·ḵū- (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">have turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">against me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.…<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/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a></span><br />Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a></span><br />I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-21.htm">Matthew 26:21-23</a></span><br />And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.” / They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?” / Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-18.htm">Mark 14:18-20</a></span><br />And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.” / They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?” / He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-21.htm">Luke 22:21-23</a></span><br />Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table. / Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.” / Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14</a></span><br />For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. / But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. / We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5-6</a></span><br />Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. / 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/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-32.htm">John 16:32</a></span><br />“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></span><br />You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-18.htm">Psalm 88:18</a></span><br />You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Lamentations 1:2</a></span><br />She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Lamentations 1:19</a></span><br />I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.</p><p class="hdg">my inward friends.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a></b></br> Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up <i>his</i> heel against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14,20</a></b></br> For <i>it was</i> not an enemy <i>that</i> reproached me; then I could have borne <i>it</i>: neither <i>was it</i> he that hated me <i>that</i> did magnify <i>himself</i> against me; then I would have hid myself from him: … </p><p class="hdg">they whom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-14.htm">Job 6:14,15</a></b></br> To him that is afflicted pity <i>should be shewed</i> from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-4.htm">Psalm 109:4,5</a></b></br> For my love they are my adversaries: but I <i>give myself unto</i> prayer… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/22-48.htm">Luke 22:48</a></b></br> But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-31.htm">Abhor</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-7.htm">Abominate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-9.htm">Associates</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-7.htm">Circle</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-21.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Detest</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Intimate</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/esther/2-17.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/job/19-18.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/30-10.htm">Abhor</a> <a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/psalms/5-6.htm">Abominate</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Associates</a> <a href="/job/22-14.htm">Circle</a> <a href="/job/21-16.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/26-8.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/job/30-10.htm">Detest</a> <a href="/job/24-17.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/job/19-21.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/job/29-4.htm">Intimate</a> <a href="/job/20-2.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Turned</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>All my best friends despise me</b><br>In the context of Job's suffering, this phrase highlights the depth of his isolation. Job, once a man of great wealth and influence, finds himself abandoned by those closest to him. This reflects the cultural importance of friendship and loyalty in ancient Near Eastern societies, where social bonds were crucial for survival and support. The Hebrew word for "despise" indicates a strong rejection, suggesting that Job's friends not only abandoned him but also looked down on him. This mirrors the experience of Jesus, who was also despised and rejected by those He came to save (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>).<p><b>and those I love have turned against me</b><br>This phrase underscores the betrayal Job feels from his loved ones, adding to his emotional and spiritual anguish. In the historical context, family and kinship ties were paramount, and such a turning away would have been devastating. This situation can be compared to the betrayal Jesus experienced from His disciples, particularly Judas Iscariot, who turned against Him (<a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a>). The phrase also echoes the prophetic suffering servant motif, where the righteous sufferer is abandoned by those he loves, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ's passion and crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and loss.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who initially come to comfort Job but end up accusing him of wrongdoing, suggesting his suffering is due to sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, traditionally considered to be in the region of Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign deity who allows Job's testing by Satan to prove Job's righteousness and faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity and protection from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pain_of_betrayal.htm">The Pain of Betrayal</a></b><br>Job's lament highlights the deep pain caused by betrayal and abandonment by those closest to us. This teaches us to be sensitive to others who may feel isolated or rejected.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_isolation.htm">Faithfulness in Isolation</a></b><br>Despite feeling abandoned, Job maintains his integrity and faith in God. This encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith, even when they feel alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Job's experience reminds us that suffering is not always a result of personal sin. It challenges us to avoid quick judgments about others' circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_true_friendship.htm">The Need for True Friendship</a></b><br>Job's friends fail to provide the support he needs. This calls us to be true friends who offer compassion and understanding, rather than judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God’s Justice</a></b><br>Job's account ultimately points to the hope of God's justice and restoration, encouraging believers to trust in God's ultimate plan and timing.<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/does_2_chron_19_2_conflict_with_loving_all.htm">Does 2 Chronicles 19:2's warning against helping the wicked conflict with New Testament commands to love everyone, including enemies?</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/how_does_job_15_34-35_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">In Job 15:34-35, how can the harsh depiction of divine judgment be squared with other biblical passages emphasizing God's mercy (e.g., Psalm 103:8)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_a_just_deity_allow_disasters.htm">Jeremiah 19:7 -- How can a loving or just deity sanction such extreme disasters upon an entire city, including the innocent, as portrayed here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">My inward friends.</span>--That is, <span class= "ital">my intimate friends: the men of my counsel who are familiar with my secret affairs.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">All my inward friends abhorred me</span>; literally, <span class="accented">all the men of my counsel</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> all those whom I was accustomed to consult, and whose advice I was wont to take, in any difficulty, by keeping aloof, have shown their abhorrence of me. <span class="cmt_word">And they whom I loved are turned against me</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14</a>: <a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a>). The saints of God in all ages, and however differently circumstanced, are assailed by almost the same trials and temptations. Whether it be Job, or David, or Jeremiah, or One greater than any of them, the desertion and unkindness of their nearest and dearest, as the bitterest of all sufferings, is almost sure to be included in their cup, which they must drink to the dregs, if they are to experience to the full "the precious uses of adversity." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/19-19.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">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my best friends</span><br /><span class="heb">מְתֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṯê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4962.htm">Strong's 4962: </a> </span><span class="str2">An adult, a man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">despise me,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(ti·‘ă·ḇū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8581.htm">Strong's 8581: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loathe, detest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and those</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֶֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I love</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֝הַ֗בְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·haḇ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have turned</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶהְפְּכוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(neh·pə·ḵū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against me.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/19-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 19:19 All my familiar friends abhor me (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/19-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 19:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 19:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/19-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 19:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 19:20" /></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>