Job 1:14

“And there came a messenger vnto Iob, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them,”

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Other Translations

And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
- King James Version

a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;
- American Standard Version (1901)

And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:
- Basic English Bible

And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;
- Darby Bible

And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
- Webster's Bible

that there came a messenger to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
- World English Bible

And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, `The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,
- Youngs Literal Bible

that there came a messenger unto Job, and said: 'The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Job 1:14


1:14 Messenger, &c. - One messenger immediately followed another; Satan so ordering by God's permission, that there might seem to be more than ordinary displeasure of God against him in his troubles, and that he might not have leisure to recollect himself, but be overwhelmed by a complication of calamities.


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