Job 19:19
All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
Cross-reference
In Job 6:14, Job says withholding kindness from a friend forsakes God — here his friends do exactly that.
In Job 6:15, Job compares his brothers to treacherous streams — same theme of unreliable friends in his suffering.
In Job 2:11, these same friends came to comfort him — now they abhor him, showing the tragic reversal.
In Job 30:10, he laments being abhorred by others — a broader rejection echoing the same word.
In Psalm 41:9, David laments betrayal by a close friend who ate his bread — the same intimate betrayal Job describes.
In Psalm 55:12-14, the psalmist grieves betrayal by a companion and equal — echoing Job's loss of intimate friends.
In Psalm 55:20, a companion breaks covenant and attacks friends — parallel to Job's loved ones turning against him.
In Jeremiah 20:10, trusted friends watch for his fall — a striking parallel to Job's betrayal by intimates.
In Luke 22:21, Judas betrays Jesus at the table — a close associate's betrayal mirrors Job's experience.
In Psalm 109:4, the psalmist is accused despite love — similar to Job being abhorred by those he loved.
In Psalm 109:5, enemies repay good with evil and love with hatred — matching Job's experience with his friends.
In Matthew 10:21, Jesus warns of family betrayal — a similar theme of close ones turning hostile.