Job 19:15Those who dwell in my house, and my maids, count me for a stranger. I am an alien in their sight.
The setting
Job's own estate in Uz, ~2000 BC. Servants who once bowed now pass by without eye contact. Houseguests treat the master as an unwelcome beggar.
The emotion here: humiliated by reversal from honored master to ignored outcast
The original word
nokrî (נָכְרִי) — complete foreigner, someone with no legal standing or family connection
Why it matters
Ancient household servants lived as extended family members and owed lifelong loyalty to their master
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 19:15
The 'maids' were likely women Job's family had rescued from poverty or slavery
Common misconceptionThis isn't about job loss - it's about losing your identity and place in the social order completely.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 19:15
Bible Genome reading
Job 19:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 19:15 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 alienation, household rejection, stranger status. Notable phrases: count me for a stranger; alien in their sight.
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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