Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, "Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house, New Living Translation While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother’s home. English Standard Version While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, Berean Study Bible While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, King James Bible While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: New King James Version While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, New American Standard Bible 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, NASB 1995 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, NASB 1977 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, Amplified Bible While he was still speaking, another [messenger] also came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, Christian Standard Bible He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house. Holman Christian Standard Bible He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported: "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house. American Standard Version While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house; Brenton Septuagint Translation While he is yet speaking, another messenger comes, saying to Job, While thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking with their elder brother, Contemporary English Version That servant was still speaking, when a fourth one dashed up and said, "Your children were having a feast and drinking wine at the home of your oldest son, Douay-Rheims Bible He was yet speaking, and behold another came in, and said: Thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their elder brother: English Revised Version While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: Good News Translation Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, "Your children were having a feast at the home of your oldest son, GOD'S WORD® Translation While he was still speaking, another [messenger] came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine at their oldest brother's home International Standard Version While this messenger was still speaking, another came and announced, "Your children were celebrating in their oldest brother's house JPS Tanakh 1917 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said: 'Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house; Literal Standard Version While this [one] is speaking another has also come and says, “Your sons and your daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the firstborn. NET Bible While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, New Heart English Bible While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house, World English Bible While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house, Young's Literal Translation While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born. Additional Translations ... Study Bible Job Loses His Children and Possessions…17While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!” 18While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 19when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”… Cross References Job 1:17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: "The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!" Job 1:19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!" Job 8:4 When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion. Treasury of Scripture While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house: there came. Job 6:2,3 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! … Job 16:14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant. Job 19:9,10 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head… Thy sons. Job 1:4,13 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them… Job 8:4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; Job 27:14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. eating. 2 Samuel 13:28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. (18) Thy sons and thy daughters.--See Job 1:13. The marvellous accumulation of disasters points us to the conclusion that it was the distinct work of Satan, according to the permission given him (Job 1:12), and consequently supernatural.Verse 18. - While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said (see the comment on ver. 16), Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house (comp. ver. 13). It is a common proverb that "misfortunes never come singly." Shakespeare says they "come not single foes, but in battalions." Still, so overwhelming a series of calamities falling upon a single individual all in one day could not but strike those who heard of them as abnormal, and almost certainly supernatural. So Job's friends concluded (Job 5:17). Parallel Commentaries ... Lexicon Whileעַ֚ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while he זֶ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that was still speaking, מְדַבֵּ֔ר (mə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue another messenger וְזֶ֖ה (wə·zeh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that came בָּ֣א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go and reported: וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Your sons בָּנֶ֨יךָ (bā·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son and daughters וּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָ (ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter were eating אֹֽכְלִים֙ (’ō·ḵə·lîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat and drinking וְשֹׁתִ֣ים (wə·šō·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe wine יַ֔יִן (ya·yin) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3196: Wine, intoxication in their oldest הַבְּכֽוֹר׃ (hab·bə·ḵō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1060: Firstborn, chief brother’s אֲחִיהֶ֥ם (’ă·ḥî·hem) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) house, בְּבֵ֖ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house Jump to Previous Brother's Daughters Drinking Eating Eldest Feasting Firstborn First-Born House Messenger Oldest Speaking Talking Together WineJump to Next Brother's Daughters Drinking Eating Eldest Feasting Firstborn First-Born House Messenger Oldest Speaking Talking Together WineLinks Job 1:18 NIVJob 1:18 NLT Job 1:18 ESV Job 1:18 NASB Job 1:18 KJV Job 1:18 BibleApps.com Job 1:18 Biblia Paralela Job 1:18 Chinese Bible Job 1:18 French Bible Job 1:18 Clyx Quotations OT Poetry: Job 1:18 While he was still speaking there came (Jb) |
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