Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Parallel translations
- WEB You have taken my friends from me. You have made me an abomination to them. I am confined, and I can’t escape.
- BSB You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
- NKJV You have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
- NASB You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out.
- NLT You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them. I am in a trap with no way of escape.
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Quick answer
God has removed his friends and made him repulsive to them, leaving him confined and unable to escape. His suffering includes painful isolation.
Overview
Heman laments abandonment by companions and entrapment in his affliction, adding loneliness to his sorrow. Social rejection compounds his sense of being shut in. This isolation foreshadows Christ, forsaken by friends and despised by men in His hour of suffering.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ps 31:11I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
- Isa 49:7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
- Job 30:10They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
- Jer 32:2For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
- Zech 11:8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
- John 15:23–24He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
- Job 19:13–19He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
- Lam 3:7–9He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
- Ps 143:4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
- Ps 142:4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
- 1 Sam 23:18–20And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
- Ps 88:18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
- Matt 27:21–25The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
- Job 12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
- John 11:57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
- Job 19:8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
- Isa 63:3I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
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