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Job 1

Job 1:14

Job Loses His Children and Possessions · Job 1:13–22
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Translations

Modern
…a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
Traditional
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
Literal
And a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing at their sides,
Latin
…nuntius venit ad Job, qui diceret: Boves arabant, et asinæ pascebantur juxta eos:

Original

Hebrew
English
…a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

Notes

Job 1:13–19

  • These attacks took away the blessings listed in 1:2–3. Job was left with four messengers who came to report terrible news and a wife who gave poor advice.

  • The phrase "While he was still speaking" emphasizes the repeated nature of the attacks (see Jeremiah 51:31). The phrase "I alone have escaped to tell you" emphasizes the complete destruction of Job’s resources.

Job 1:1–2:13

God and Satan agree to test Job, which causes his troubles and confirms his integrity (1:20–21; 2:10). None of the book's characters ever learn of this council in heaven.

Theme notes and profiles

Satan God or Satan?

Events

People

Job: A righteous man who endured great suffering

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Agriculture or Farming: Operations in Ploughing Job: A Man Who Lived in Uz: Trial of, by Affliction of Satan Ploughing: Performed with Oxen Plow by Job's Servants Resignation: Exemplified Temptation: A Test The Ox used for Ploughing