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Introduction: Lament and the Grammar of Isolation Job 19:14 stands as part of one of the most emotionally intense chapters in the Book of Job. Here, Job catalogs his experience of being forsaken by all social connections—family, friends, and community. The syntax of this verse condenses that desolation into two succinct poetic cola: חָדְל֥וּ קְרֹובָ֑י וּֽמְיֻדָּעַ֥י שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃ My close relatives have ceased, and my acquaintances have forgotten me. Though brief, this verse leverages parallelism, verb aspect, and lexical resonance to portray the disintegration of Job’s relational world.… Learn Hebrew