Job 1:13-19

Complete Jewish Bible

¹³ One day when Iyov’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking in their oldest brother’s house, ¹⁴ a messenger came to him and said, “The oxen were plowing, with the donkeys grazing near them, ¹⁵ when a raiding party from Sh’va came and carried them off; they put the servants to the sword too, and I’m the only one who escaped to tell you.”

¹⁶ While he was still speaking, another one came and said, “Fire from God fell from the sky and burned up the sheep and the servants; it completely destroyed them, and I’m the only one who escaped to tell you.”

¹⁷ While he was still speaking, another one came and said, “The Kasdim, three bands of them, fell on the camels and carried them off; they put the servants to the sword too, and I’m the only one who escaped to tell you.”

¹⁸ While he was still speaking, another one came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, ¹⁹ when suddenly a strong wind blew in from over the desert. It struck the four corners of the house, so that it fell on the young people; they are dead, and I’m the only one who escaped to tell you.”