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“My Closest Friends Abhor Me” – The Emotional Weight of Job 19:19
תִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִי כָּל־מְתֵ֣י סֹודִ֑י וְזֶֽה־֝אָהַ֗בְתִּי נֶהְפְּכוּ־בִֽי׃
(Job 19:19)
All the men of my secret counsel abhor me, and those I loved have turned against me.
Word-by-Word Explanation
תִּֽעֲבוּנִי – “they abhor me”Verb, imperfect form (future-like), from the root ת־ע־ב (“to loathe” or “to abhor”).
– תִּֽעֲבוּ = “they will abhor” (3rd person masculine plural, imperfect)
– נִי = “me” (1st person singular object suffix)
Together: “they abhor me” or “they loathe me.”
This expresses deep rejection—Job feels utterly despised.
כָּל־ – “all”A common word meaning “every” or “all of.”… Learn Hebrew