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Selected Verse: Job 19:14 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Job 19:14	Strong Concordance	My kinsfolk [07138] have failed [02308], and my familiar friends [03045] have forgotten [07911] me.
	King James	My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
My kinsfolk have failed - My neighbors (קרובי qârôbāy), those who were near to me. It may refer to "nearness" of affinity, friendship, or residence. The essential idea is that of "nearness" - whether by blood, affection, or vicinity. In Psa 38:11, it denotes near friends. And my familiar friends - Those who knew me - מידעי myudā‛ay. The allusion is to those who were "intimately" acquainted with him, or who were his bosom friends.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

My kinsfolk have failed - My neighbors (קרובי qârôbāy), those who were near to me. It may refer to "nearness" of affinity, friendship, or residence. The essential idea is that of "nearness" - whether by blood, affection, or vicinity. In Psa 38:11, it denotes near friends.

And my familiar friends - Those who knew me - מידעי myudā‛ay. The allusion is to those who were "intimately" acquainted with him, or who were his bosom friends.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
My kinsfolk have failed - Literally, departed: they have all left my house, now there is no more hope of gain.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

My kinsfolk have failed - Literally, departed: they have all left my house, now there is no more hope of gain.

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