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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Job 19:13 - 19:13
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brethren - nearest kinsmen, as distinguished from “acquaintance.” So “kinsfolk” and “familiar friends” (Job 19:14) correspond in parallelism. The Arabic proverb is, “The brother, that is, the true friend, is only known in time of need.”
estranged - literally, “turn away with disgust.” Job again unconsciously uses language prefiguring the desertion of Jesus Christ (Job 16:10; Luk 23:49; Psa 38:11).