Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.
- KJV Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
- NKJV Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
- NASB Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
- NLT Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
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Even David's trusted friend who shared his bread has turned against him. The deepest wound is betrayal by an intimate.
Overview
This bitter line is quoted by Jesus of Judas at the Last Supper (John 13:18). David's betrayal by a close companion prefigures the Lord's betrayal by one who ate with Him. It shows the Suffering Servant entering into the worst of human treachery.
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- John 13:18I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
- Ps 55:12–14For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
- Matt 26:23Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.
- Ps 55:20–22My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
- John 13:26–27Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
- Jer 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”
- Job 19:19All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
- 2 Sam 15:12While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
- Obad 1:7All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.
- Mic 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Job 19:13He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
- Deut 32:15But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
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