Job 1:18

18 At the time^[a] this one was speaking, {another}^[b] came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother's house.

Job 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

Job 1:18

While he was yet speaking, there came another
A servant of one of Job's sons, who was in waiting at the feast before mentioned, and here again repeated:

and said, thy sons and thy daughters were eating, and drinking wine in
their eldest brother's house; (See Gill on Job 1:13).

Job 1:18 In-Context

16 While this one was still speaking, {another} came and said, "The fire of God fell from the heavens, and it blazed up against the sheep and goats and against the servants, and it consumed them. But I escaped, [even] I alone, to tell you."

17 While this one was still speaking, {another} came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three divisions, and they made a raid on the camels, and they carried them away, and they struck your servants {by the edge of the sword}, but I escaped, [even] I alone, to tell you."

18 At the time this one was speaking, {another} came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother's house.

19 And behold, a great wind came from across the desert, and it struck the four corners of the house {so that} it fell upon the young people, and they died. But I escaped, [even] I alone, to tell you."

20 Then Job arose and tore his outer garment and shaved his head; {then} he fell upon the ground and he worshiped.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "Until"
• [b]. Literally "this"