The Adversary’s Attack on Job’s Possessions

¹³ And then there was one day when^[a] his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house. ¹⁴ And a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the female donkeys were feeding beside them.^{[b] 15} Then^[c] the Sabeans attacked,^[d] and they took them, and they slew the servants by the edge of the sword.^[e] But^[f] I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”

¹⁶ While this one was still speaking, another^[g] 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^[h] 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,^[i] but I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”

¹⁸ At the time^[j] this one was speaking, another^[k] came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house. ¹⁹ And behold,^[l] a great wind came from across the desert, and it struck the four corners of the house so that^[m] it fell upon the young people, and they died. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”