Job 19:20

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

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the profound loneliness and betrayal experienced by Job, as even those closest to him, his acquaintances and loved ones, abandoned him in his suffering. Such desertion underscores the depth of Job’s trial and his unwavering faith despite the cruelty of his circumstances.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh -The meaning of this probably is, “my skin and flesh are dried up so that the bone seems adhere to the skin, and so tht the form of the bone becomes visible.” It is designed to denote a state of great emaciation, and describes an effect which we often see. And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth -A very difficult expression, and which has greatly perplexed commentators, and on whose meaning they are by no means agreed. Dr. Good renders it, “and in the skin of my teeth am I dissolved;” but what that means is as difficult of explanation as the original.

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