Job 1:13-19

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,
14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
15 and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,
19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

Cross References 12

  • 1. S ver 2
  • 2. S ver 4
  • 3. Genesis 36:24
  • 4. S Genesis 10:7; S Job 9:24; Job 6:19
  • 5. S 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Kings 1:12; Job 20:26; Genesis 19:24
  • 6. S Genesis 18:17; S Leviticus 10:2; S Numbers 11:1-3
  • 7. S Genesis 11:28,31; S Job 9:24
  • 8. S ver 2
  • 9. S ver 4
  • 10. Psalms 11:6; Isaiah 5:28; Isaiah 21:1; Jeremiah 4:11; Jeremiah 13:24; Jeremiah 18:17; Ezekiel 17:10; Hosea 13:15; Matthew 7:25
  • 11. Job 16:7; Job 19:13-15
  • 12. Ezekiel 24:26
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