Job 19:13"He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.
The setting
Ancient Edom/Arabia, ~2000 BC. Job's social network has completely collapsed - family, friends, servants all avoid him. Modern-day Jordan/Saudi Arabia border.
The emotion here: aching loneliness compounding his physical suffering
The original word
zur (זוּר) — to be strange, foreign, treated like an outsider
Why it matters
In ancient times, calamity was seen as divine punishment, making people avoid the afflicted
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 19:13
This isn't just emotional distance - they literally moved their tents away from his
Common misconceptionPeople think Job's friends were trying to help him, but this verse shows they actually distanced themselves - only three came, and reluctantly.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 19:13
Bible Genome reading
Job 19:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 19:13 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is lonely, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include social isolation, family abandonment, relational breakdown. Notable phrases: brothers far from me; acquaintances wholly estranged.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same lonely
“At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is, being interpreted, "My God, my God, why h…”
— Mark 15:34
“Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."”
— Mark 6:4
“About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me…”
— Matthew 27:46
“Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."”
— Genesis 2:18
“I am a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.”
— Job 30:29
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