Job 1:13-19 (New Revised Standard)
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One day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the eldest brother's house,
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a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them,
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and the Sabeans fell on them and carried them off, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you."
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While he was still speaking, another came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; I alone have escaped to tell you."
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While he was still speaking, another came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three columns, made a raid on the camels and carried them off, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you."
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While he was still speaking, another came and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,
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and suddenly a great wind came across the desert, struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; I alone have escaped to tell you."
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