Study Desk

a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the ^[g]donkeys feeding beside them,

and ^[h]the ^(w)Sabeans ^[i]attacked and took them. They also ^[j]slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and ^[k]I alone have escaped to tell you."

While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "^(x)The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."

While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The ^(y)Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them and ^[l]slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you."

While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

and behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you."