My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Ver. 14. My kinsfolk have failed] scil. In courtesy, as Ruth's kinsman did. Job had many kinsfolk, but few friends; and this was a great grief to him, as it was afterwards also to David, Psalms 31:11; Psalms 38:11; Psalms 69:8; to Heman, Psalms 88:8; and to Paul, 2 Timothy 4:16 .
And my familiar friends] They whom I favoured, saith Broughton, according to Psalms 11:7 .
Have forgotten me] Out of sight out of mind. A thing forgotten is as if it had never been. All Job's courtesies were cast away upon these summer birds, who had well nigh forgotten there was ever such a man in the world as Job.