²⁸ They seized their flocks and herds and donkeys^(A) and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields.^(B)

¹⁵ and the Sabeans^(A) 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^(B) and burned up the sheep and the servants,^(C) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

¹⁷ You may say to yourself,^(A) “My power and the strength of my hands^(B) have produced this wealth for me.” ¹⁸ But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,^(C) and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

¹⁷ Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man,^(A)