Job 1:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 1:14

12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your¹ power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

Job Loses His Property and Children

13 Now there was a day ^awhen his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house;

14 and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

15 when the Sabeans raided them and took them away—indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and¹ consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

18 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, ^a“Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

19 and suddenly a great wind came from¹ across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

20 Then Job arose, ^atore his robe, and shaved his head; and he ^bfell to the ground and worshiped.

21 And he said:
^a“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The Lord ^bgave, and the Lord has ^ctaken away;
^dBlessed be the name of the Lord.”

Verse Comparison: Job 1:14

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American Standard Version
that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;

Amplified® Bible
And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

Contemporary English Version
when someone rushed up to Job and said, "While your servants were plowing with your oxen, and your donkeys were nearby eating grass,

Darby English Version
And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;

Good News Bible
a messenger came running to Job. "We were plowing the fields with the oxen," he said, "and the donkeys were in a nearby pasture.

King James Version
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

New American Standard Bible
a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

New International Version
a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

New King James Version
and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen had plowed and the donkeys fed beside them,

Revised Standard Version
and there came a messenger to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing and the asses feeding beside them;

Young's Literal Translation
And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, `The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

New English Translation
and a messenger came to Job, saying, “The oxen were plowing¹ and the donkeys were grazing beside them,

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