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14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing beside them, 15 and the Sabeans[a] carried them off in a raid. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 16 He was still speaking when another came and said, “God’s fire has fallen from heaven and struck the sheep and the servants and consumed them; I alone have escaped to tell you.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:15 Sabeans: from southern Arabia.

14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing(A) nearby, 15 and the Sabeans(B) 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(C) and burned up the sheep and the servants,(D) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

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