Job 19:11 Meaning and Explanation
“He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.”
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Read Full Chapter →Job feels God has turned wrath against him and now counts him as an enemy.
What Does Job 19:11 Mean?
Job's lament reaches a painful peak: he feels not only afflicted but treated as a foe. To be counted among God's enemies, when he has loved and served the Lord, is the sharpest grief of all. His sense of being on the wrong side of God's favor cuts deeper than any physical loss.
This is the cry of one who feels rejected by the very God he trusts. Scripture does not silence such honesty. And the gospel meets it with astonishing news: God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, so that those who once felt like enemies are welcomed as beloved children. What Job feared was true was being undone, even then, by the mercy that would one day be fully revealed.
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What does Job 19:11 mean?
Job feels God has turned wrath against him and now counts him as an enemy.