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Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 19:19

Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 19:19

All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.

19. my inward friends ] A fine expression, lit. the men of my council. “Inward” means intimate:

“Who is most inward with the royal duke?” Rich. III.

The reference is to such as his three friends, men whose high converse and fellowship seemed to Job, as a thoughtful godly man, something almost better than relationship, Psa 55:14. See Prelim. Remarks to ch. 3.

abhorred ] Better, abhor.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

All my inward friends – Margin, the men of my secret. The meaning is those, who were admitted to the intimacy of friendship or who were permitted to be acquainted with his secret thoughts, purposes, and plans. The word uses here ( sod) denotes properly a couch, cushions, pillow, on which one reclines; then a divan, a circle of persons sitting together for consultation or conversation; and hence, it refers to those who are sitting together in intimate counsel, (see Job 15:8, note; Job 29:4, note) and then familiar conversation, intimacy. Here the phrase men of my intimacy ( sody) denotes those who were admitted to intimate friendship. All such persons had now forsaken him, and turned against him.

Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. My inward friends] Those who were my greatest intimates.

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

My inward friends, Heb. the men of my secret; my intimates and confidants, to whom I imparted all my thoughts, and counsels, and concerns.

Whom I loved sincerely and fervently, which they so ill requite. He saith not, they who loved me; for their love, had it been true, would have continued in his affliction as well as in his prosperity.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

19. inwardconfidential;literally, “men of my secret”to whom I entrusted my mostintimate confidence.

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

All my inward friends abhorred me,…. Or “the men of my secret” m; who were so very familiar with him, that he imparted the secrets of his heart, and the most private affairs of life, unto them, placing so much confidence in them, and treating them as his bosom friends; for this is always reckoned a great instance of friendship,

Job 15:15; and yet their minds were set against him; their affections were alienated from him; they abhorred the sight of him, and declined all conversation with him, even all of them; not one showed respect unto him:

and they whom I loved; or “this whom I loved” n; this and that and the other particular friend, that he loved more than others: though all men are to be loved as the creatures of God, and as fellow creatures, and especially good men, even all the saints; yet there are some that engross a greater share of love than others, among natural and spiritual relations; as Joseph was more loved by his father than the rest of his children; and, even by our Lord, John was loved more than the other disciples: and so Job, he had some particular friends that he loved above others; and yet these not only turned away from him in the time of his adversity, and turned their backs on him, and would have nothing to say to him for his comfort, nor afford him any relief of any kind in his distress, but

are turned against men; were turned against him, and became his enemies; and, as David says of some that he had a love for, for my love, “they are my adversaries”, Ps 109:4.

m “viri secreti mei”, Montanus; “homines secreti mei”, Cocceius, Schmidt; “viri arcani mei”, Beza, Mercerus; “homines arcani mei consilii”, Michaelis. n “et quem”, V. L. “et hie seu is quem”, Mercerus, Drusius.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(19) My inward friends.That is, my intimate friends: the men of my counsel who are familiar with my secret affairs.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

19. Inward friends Literally, men of my counsel, that is, bosom friends.

Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 19:19. Inward friends Rather intimate friends.

Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke

Job 19:19 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.

Ver. 19. All my inward friends abhorred me ] Heb. All the mortals of my counsel, q.d. My most intimate acquaintance and associates, my highest confidants, to whom I was wont to open my bosom, and with whom I maintained closest correspondence; lo, these now abhor me, and keep aloof off from me; yea, they apostatize from their professed friendship; and renouncing the laws of love, they deal despitefully with me, and are turned against me. Such a one was Ahithophel to David, Psa 55:14-15 , Judas to Christ, Mat 26:23 , and Bildad to Job (as some conceive that he conceited by the latter clause of this verse).

And they whom I loved, &c. ] Heb. And this man whom I loved, this bitter Bildad, that in his last speech hath so grievously galled me, who have hitherto so highly prized him. What? thou, my son Bildad? K B ; This went to the very heart of him, as afterwards it did of David, when for his love they were his adversaries, when they rewarded him evil for good, and hatred for his good will, Psa 109:4-5 . Precious therefore and worthy of all acceptation is that advice of the prophet Micah, Mic 7:5-7 , “Trust not in a friend, put not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom,” E . “For the son dishonoureth the father a man’s enemies are the men of his own house. Look therefore unto the Lord,” &c. All that trust in him shall triumph; but for others we may be compelled to complain, with Queen Elizabeth, In trust I have found treason, &c.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

inward = intimate. Hebrew men of my counsel = my confidential friends.

Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics

my inward friends: Heb. the men of my secret, Psa 41:9, Psa 55:12-14, Psa 55:20

they whom: Job 6:14, Job 6:15, Psa 109:4, Psa 109:5, Luk 22:48

Reciprocal: Job 2:11 – friends Job 30:10 – abhor me Jer 20:10 – All my familiars Mat 10:21 – the children Luk 22:21 – General

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 19:19. All my inward friends abhorred me , methei sodi, The men of my secret, or council; my intimates and confidants, to whom I imparted all my thoughts, counsels, and concerns. And they whom I loved Sincerely and fervently; are turned against me So ill do they requite me. He does not say, they who loved me, for had their love been sincere it would have continued, and manifested itself toward him in his affliction as well as in his prosperity.

Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments