Job 19:14
My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Cross-reference
Job 30:10 describes being detested and avoided, reinforcing Job's earlier lament of being forgotten by friends.
Job 42:11 shows relatives and friends returning to comfort Job, reversing the abandonment he described in Job 19:14.
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 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 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.
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 quotes Psalm 41:9 about betrayal by a close associate, echoing Job's experience of being forgotten by friends.
In Micah 7:6, family members turn against each other, similar to Job's relatives failing him in his time of need.