Job 19:19 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 19:8-22

Bildad had very disingenuously perverted Job's complaints by making them the description of the miserable condition of a wicked man; and yet he repeats them here, to move their pity, and to work upon their good nature, if they had any left in them. I. He complains of the tokens of God's displeasure which he was under, and which infused the wormwood and gall into the affliction and misery. How doleful are the accents of his complaints! ?He hath kindled his wrath against me, which flames and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 19:19

All my inward friends abhorred me ,.... Or "the men of my secret" F13 מתי סודי "viri secreti mei", Montanus; "homines secreti mei", Cocceius, Schmidt; "viri arcani mei", Beza, Mercerus; "homines arcani mei consilii", Michaelis. ; 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 19:19

My inward friends - Those who were my greatest intimates. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-21

An appeal for pity. Job is brought lower and lower By the words of those from whom he might have expected a true consolation. He at length declares they "vex" his "soul," and "break" him "in pieces with words" He appeals for freedom. He would be let atone, for, as he had sorrowfully said, "miserable comforters are ye all. " The great underlying teaching is the insufficiency of those views of human suffering which find its cause only in judgment upon wrong-doing. Job, the typical... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-22

Job to Bildad: 1. A reply, an appeal, a complaint. I. JOB 'S WRATHFUL REPLY TO HIS FRIENDS . Job accuses his three friends of: 1 . Irritating words. (Verse 2.) Their solemn addresses and eloquent descriptions were an exquisite torture, harder to endure than the miseries of elephantiasis. The cruel insinuations and unkind reproaches contained in their speeches crushed him more deeply and lacerated him more keenly than all the sharp strokes of evil fortune he had lately... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

Job begins his answer to Bildad's second speech by an expostulation against the unkindness of his friends, who break him in pieces, and torture him, with their reproaches (verses 1-5). He then once more, and more plainly than on any other occasion, recounts his woes. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

Unconquerable convictions. Job feels bitterly hurt by the speeches of Eliphaz and Bildad, and pleads, in face of their harsh constructions, for compassion in his unutterable sufferings. At the same time, he raises himself to bolder confidence in God's help than ever before. He expresses the definite hope that, if not on this side the grave, then on the other side, a justification awaits him by the personal appearance of God. I. INTRODUCTION : INDIGNANT CENSURE OF HIS FRIENDS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:19

All my inward friends abhorred me ; literally, all the men of my counsel ; i.e. 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. And they whom I loved are turned against me (comp. Psalms 41:9 ; Psalms 55:12-14 : Jeremiah 20:10 ). 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... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 19:19

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 (סוד sôd) 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... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 19:19

Job 19:19. All my inward friends abhorred me מתי סודי , 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. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 19:8-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 19:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 19:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:1-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 19:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 19:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 19:19

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