Job 19:14

My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

Cross-reference

Job 30:10 Parallel

Job 30:10 describes being detested and avoided, reinforcing Job's earlier lament of being forgotten by friends.

Job 42:11 Contrast

Job 42:11 shows relatives and friends returning to comfort Job, reversing the abandonment he described in Job 19:14.

Psalm 38:11 Parallel

In Psalm 38:11, the psalmist's friends and kin stand aloof from his plague, directly paralleling Job's complaint that his relatives and friends have failed him.

In Psalm 55:12-14, the psalmist laments betrayal by a close friend and companion, directly paralleling Job's complaint about forgotten friends.

In Proverbs 18:24, a true friend sticks closer than a brother, contrasting with Job's experience where his friends have forgotten him.

In Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah's close friends watch for his fall and plot against him, mirroring Job's experience of friends failing him.

Genesis 40:23 shows Joseph forgotten by the cupbearer, mirroring Job's complaint that close friends have forgotten him.

Psalm 31:11 Parallel

Psalm 31:11 echoes Job's experience: closest friends become objects of dread and flee, a direct parallel to being forgotten.

Lamentations 1:2 laments that all friends have betrayed Jerusalem, closely paralleling Job's complaint of forgotten relatives and friends.

Mark 14:50 Parallel

Mark 14:50 records Jesus' disciples deserting him, a New Testament parallel to Job's abandonment by close ones.

Proverbs 14:20 states a general truth: the poor are shunned by neighbors, explaining why Job's friends forgot him.

Micah 7:5 Parallel

In Micah 7:5, the prophet warns against trusting neighbors and friends, reinforcing Job's lesson that even close associates can fail.

In Matthew 10:21, Jesus warns that family members will betray one another, echoing Job's experience of relatives failing him.

John 13:18 Allusion

John 13:18 quotes Psalm 41:9 about betrayal by a close associate, echoing Job's experience of being forgotten by friends.

Micah 7:6 Parallel

In Micah 7:6, family members turn against each other, similar to Job's relatives failing him in his time of need.