Dictionary of Bible Themes The bitter experience of the absence of friendship, leading to a sense of isolation and despair. It is often blamed on the faithlessness of others or even on God himself. Psalms 88:18The experience of friendlessness See also The darkness of being alone Psalms 88:8; 102:7; 142:4Psalms 31:11-12 See also Contempt and rejection Psalms 38:11Job 19:13-19 See also Hatred and loathing Job 30:10Psalms 31:13 See also Slander and conspiracy Jeremiah 20:101 Kings 19:10 Examples of friendlessness Elijah Mark 14:50See also Jesus Christ Isaiah 53:3Matthew 26:56 John 16:32 Luke 15:16 The prodigal son John 5:7The lame man at the pool of Bethesda 2 Timothy 4:16See also Paul 2 Timothy 4:10-11Genesis 2:18 The undesirability of friendlessness Ecclesiastes 4:9-121 Samuel 18:1 Cultivating true friends is the way to avoid friendlessness Psalms 119:63See also Luke 16:19See also 5398 loss5690 friends 5734 relationships 5770 abandonment 5805 comfort 5901 loneliness 7921 fellowship 8727 enemies |
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