Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
My kinsfolk have failed - My neighbors ( 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 Psalms 38:11, it denotes near friends.
And my familiar friends - Those who knew me - myudā‛ay . The allusion is to those who were "intimately" acquainted with him, or who were his bosom friends.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Job 19:14:
Job 42:11
Psalms 31:11
Psalms 38:11
Psalms 69:8
Psalms 88:8
Psalms 116:11
Isaiah 53:3
2 Timothy 4:16
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