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They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/job/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: “Three bands of Chaldean raiders have stolen your camels and killed your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.” <a href="/esv/job/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” <a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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!” <a href="/kjv/job/1.htm">King James Bible</a> While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. <a href="/nkjv/job/1.htm">New King James Version</a> While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!” <a href="/nasb_/job/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three units and made a raid on the camels and took them, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” <a href="/nasb/job/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> While he was still speaking, another also came and said, &#8220The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them and slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/job/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them and slew the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.” <a href="/lsb/job/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> While this one was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans set up three companies and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the young men with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” <a href="/amp/job/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> While he was still speaking, another [messenger] also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and have taken them away and have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” <a href="/csb/job/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> That messenger was still speaking when yet another came and reported, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, made a raid on the camels, and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you! ” <a href="/hcsb/job/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> That messenger was still speaking when yet another came and reported: &#8220The Chaldeans formed three bands, made a raid on the camels, and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!&#8221 <a href="/asv/job/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. <a href="/cev/job/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Before that servant finished speaking, a third one raced up and said, "Three gangs of Chaldeans attacked and stole your camels! All of your other servants were killed, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you." <a href="/erv/job/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. <a href="/gwt/job/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> While he was still speaking, another [messenger] came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three companies and made a raid on the camels. They took the camels and massacred the servants. I'm the only one who has escaped to tell you." <a href="/gnt/job/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, "Three bands of Chaldean raiders attacked us, took away the camels, and killed all your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you." <a href="/isv/job/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> While this messenger was still speaking, another came and announced, "The Chaldeans formed three companies, raided the camels, captured the servants, and killed them with swords. Only I alone escaped to tell you." <a href="/msb/job/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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!? <a href="/net/job/1.htm">NET Bible</a> While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! And I--only I alone--escaped to tell you!" <a href="/nheb/job/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "The Kasdim made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, and killed the young men with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you." <a href="/wbt/job/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yes, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee. <a href="/web/job/1.htm">World English Bible</a> While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/job/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> While this [one] is speaking another also has come and says, “Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and they have struck the young men by the mouth of the sword, and I have escaped—only I alone—to declare [it] to you.” <a href="/ylt/job/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare it to thee.' <a href="/slt/job/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> This one yet speaking, and this came, and he will say, The Chaldeans set three heads, and they invaded upon the camels, and they will take them, and they struck the young men with the mouth of the sword; and I shall escape, only I alone, to announce to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/job/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And while he also was yet speaking, there came another, and said: The Chaldeans made three troops, and have fallen upon the camels, and taken them, moreover they have slain the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell thee. <a href="/cpdv/job/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And while he also was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The Chaldeans organized three attacks, and advanced on the camels and took them; and not only that, but they have struck the servants with the sword; and I alone fled to tell you.” <a href="/nabre/job/1.htm">New American Bible</a> He was still speaking when another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three columns, seized the camels, carried them off, and put the servants to the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you.” <a href="/nrsvce/job/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> While he was still speaking, another came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three columns, made a raid on the camels and carried them off, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; I alone have escaped to tell you.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/job/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said to him, The Chaldeans divided themselves into three bands, and raided the camels, and carried them away, and slew the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only have escaped to inform you. <a href="/hpbt/job/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And while he was speaking, another came and said to him: “Chaldeans were divided up to three parts and they fell on the camels and they drove them and the young men they murdered by the sword, and I escaped alone that I may tell you!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/job/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said: 'The Chaldeans set themselves in three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.' <a href="/sep/job/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, The horsemen formed three companies against us, and surrounded the camels, and took them for a prey, and slew the servants with the sword; and I only escaped, and am come to tell thee. <a href="/parallel/job/1-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=163" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Job Loses His Children and Possessions</a> …16While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!” 17<a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">While he</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">was still</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: mə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speaking,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: wə·zeh (Conj-w:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">another messenger</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and reported:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: kaś·dîm (N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">“The Chaldeans</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śā·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">formed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šîm (N-mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">bands,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6584.htm" title="6584: way·yip̄·šə·ṭū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To strip off, make a dash, raid. A primitive root; to spread out; by analogy, to strip.">raided</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1581.htm" title="1581: hag·gə·mal·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A camel. Apparently from gamal; a camel.">the camels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qā·ḥūm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and took them away.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">They put</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·nə·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">the servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥā·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">to the sword,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: lə·ḇad·dî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Separation, a part. ">alone</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: wā·’im·mā·lə·ṭāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">have escaped</a> <a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="7535: raq- (Adv) -- The same as raq as a noun; properly, leanness, i.e. limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: lə·hag·gîḏ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be conspicuous. ">to tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you!”</a> 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,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">1 Kings 11:14-25</a> Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. / Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom. ... <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a> And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. <a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm">Jeremiah 35:11</a> So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.” <a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">1 Samuel 13:17-18</a> And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual, / another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness. <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Isaiah 13:5</a> They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country. <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23</a> the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses. <a href="/genesis/10-7.htm">Genesis 10:7</a> The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. <a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a> These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a> Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, <a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">2 Chronicles 21:16-17</a> Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites. / So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest. <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28-29</a> Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east! / They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’ <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Acts 9:1-2</a> Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest / and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. <a href="/acts/8-3.htm">Acts 8:3</a> But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. <a href="/acts/26-10.htm">Acts 26:10-11</a> And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them. / I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-24.htm">2 Corinthians 11:24-25</a> Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell on the camels, and have carried them away, yes, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell you.The Chaldeans.<a href="/genesis/11-28.htm">Genesis 11:28</a> And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.<a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Isaiah 23:13</a> Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.<a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6</a> For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.fell.<a href="/job/1-15.htm">Job 1:15</a> And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.<a href="/2_samuel/1-3.htm">2 Samuel 1:3</a> And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/1-16.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-40.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-7.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-1.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/1-19.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/job/4-18.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/job/39-30.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/job/5-15.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/job/2-1.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Job 1</div>1. <a href="/job/1-1.htm">The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children.</a> 6. <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job.</a> 13. <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>While he was still speaking This phrase highlights the rapid succession of calamities that befall Job, emphasizing the overwhelming nature of his trials. It underscores the theme of sudden and relentless suffering, a key element in the narrative of Job's testing. This immediacy serves to heighten the dramatic tension and illustrates the depth of Job's faith being tested.another messenger came and reported The arrival of another messenger signifies the continuation of Job's trials. In the ancient Near Eastern context, messengers were crucial for communication, especially in times of crisis. This reflects the historical reliance on oral communication and the role of messengers in conveying urgent news.The Chaldeans formed three bands The Chaldeans were a nomadic tribe known for their military prowess and later became a dominant force in Babylon. Their mention here indicates a historical context where such raids were common. The formation of "three bands" suggests a strategic and organized attack, highlighting the calculated nature of the assault on Job's possessions.raided the camels, and took them away Camels were valuable assets in the ancient world, used for transportation and trade. The loss of camels would have been a significant economic blow to Job, symbolizing the stripping away of his wealth and status. This act of raiding reflects the historical reality of tribal conflicts and the vulnerability of wealth in livestock.They put the servants to the sword This phrase indicates the violence and brutality of the attack. The killing of servants not only represents a personal loss for Job but also a disruption of his household and livelihood. It reflects the harsh realities of life in the ancient Near East, where such violence was not uncommon.and I alone have escaped to tell you! The survival of a single messenger serves as a narrative device to ensure Job receives the full account of his losses. This phrase emphasizes the isolation and despair Job faces, as he is left to grapple with the magnitude of his suffering. It also foreshadows the role of a remnant, a theme seen throughout Scripture, where a small group or individual survives to bear witness or continue a legacy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a> A wealthy and righteous man from the land of Uz, known for his faithfulness to God. 2. <a href="/topical/c/chaldeans.htm">Chaldeans</a> A group of people from southern Babylonia, known for their skills in warfare and astrology. 3. <a href="/topical/c/camels.htm">Camels</a> Valuable animals in Job's time, used for transportation and trade, representing a significant part of Job's wealth. 4. <a href="/topical/s/servants.htm">Servants</a> Job's employees who were tending to his camels and were killed during the raid. 5. <a href="/topical/m/messenger.htm">Messenger</a> The sole survivor of the attack, tasked with delivering the devastating news to Job.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a> Suffering is an inevitable part of life, even for the righteous. Job's experience reminds us that faithfulness to God does not exempt us from trials. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> Despite the chaos and loss, God remains in control. The events in Job's life are part of a larger divine account that we may not fully understand. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_adversaries.htm">The Role of Adversaries</a> The Chaldeans, as instruments of Job's suffering, remind us that adversaries can be used by God to test and refine our faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithful_witnesses.htm">The Importance of Faithful Witnesses</a> The messenger who survived serves as a reminder of the importance of bearing witness to God's work and the events in our lives, even in difficult times. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a> While immediate justice may not be evident, believers are called to trust in God's ultimate justice and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 1</a> <a href="/q/job_1_16-19__natural_or_symbolic.htm">Job 1:16–19 – Are there natural or scientific explanations for the rapid succession of disasters that befell Job, or is this account purely symbolic? </a> <a href="/q/how_did_400_men_escape_on_camels.htm">How did only 400 men escape on camels if David and his men fought so extensively (1 Samuel 30:17)?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_job's_spirit_broken_in_17_1.htm">In Job 17:1, how can Job claim his spirit is broken if he continues to speak and survive throughout the rest of the narrative?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_god's_direct_talk_with_job.htm">Job 40:1-5: What historical or archaeological evidence supports such a direct, extended conversation between God and a single individual like Job?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) The Chaldeans.--Literally, Chasdim, or descendants of Chesed (<a href="/genesis/22-22.htm" title="And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.">Genesis 22:22</a>; see Note on <a href="/job/1-1.htm" title="There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.">Job 1:1</a>). This name reappears in the classic Carduchia and in the modern Kurdistan, as well as in the more familiar Chaldaea; it being a well-known philological law that r and l and r and s are interchangeable. It is to be noted that this calamity arose from the opposite quarter to the last, illustrating the well-known fact that troubles never come alone, and that causes of a widely different nature seem to combine to overthrow the falling man.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - While he was yet speaking, there came also another (see the comment on ver. 16). The exact repetition of a clause, without the alteration of a word or a letter, is very archaic (comp. <a href="/genesis/1-4.htm">Genesis 1:4, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31</a>; and for another repetition, <a href="/genesis/1-10.htm">Genesis 1:10, 12, 18, 21, 25</a>). And said, The Chaldeans; literally, the Casdim (כַשְׂדִים), which is the word uniformly used in the Hebrew where the Authorized Version has "Chaldeans" or "Chaldees." The native name seems to have been Kaldi or Kaldai, whence the Greek Ξαλδαῖοι, and the Latin Chaldaei. It is very difficult to account for the Hebrews having substituted a sibilant for the liquid; but it was certainly done from the earliest period of their literature (<a href="/genesis/11-31.htm">Genesis 11:31</a>) to the latest (see Targums, passim). Some derive the Hebrew Casdim from "Chesed," one of the sons of Nahor (<a href="/genesis/22-22.htm">Genesis 22:22</a>); but Abraham left Ur of the Chaldees before Chesed was born (<a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">Genesis 22:20</a>). And there is no evidence of any connection between Chesed, who was born at Haran, and the Babylonian Chaldeans. The Chaldeans were probably early settlers in Babylonia; by degrees they were pressed to the south, and gave the name of Chaldea to Lower Babylonia, or the tract nearest to the Persian Gulf (Strab., 16:1, § 66; Ptolemy, 'Geographia,' 5:20). From a remote date they were a settled and civilized people; but no doubt originally they had the same predatory instincts as their neighbours. Made out three bands. Professor Lee translates, "appointed three captains," which is a possible meaning of the words; but the weight of authority supports the rendering of the Authorized Version. And fell upon the camels. Perhaps the most valuable part of Job's possessions. Three thousand camels would be regarded as a splendid capture by any body of Oriental marauders. And have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants (literally, the young men, as in ver. 16) with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee (compare the comment on ver. 15). <a href="/commentaries/job/1-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>While he ע֣וֹד ׀ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more was still זֶ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that speaking, מְדַבֵּ֗ר (mə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue another [messenger] וְזֶה֮ (wə·zeh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that came בָּ֣א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and reported: וַיֹּאמַר֒ (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “The Chaldeans כַּשְׂדִּ֞ים (kaś·dîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab formed שָׂ֣מוּ ׀ (śā·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set three שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice bands, רָאשִׁ֗ים (rā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head raided וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֤וּ (way·yip̄·šə·ṭū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6584.htm">Strong's 6584: </a> To strip off, make a dash, raid the camels, הַגְּמַלִּים֙ (hag·gə·mal·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1581.htm">Strong's 1581: </a> A camel and took them away. וַיִּקָּח֔וּם (way·yiq·qā·ḥūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take They struck down הִכּ֣וּ (hik·kū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike the servants הַנְּעָרִ֖ים (han·nə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer with the sword, חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and I אֲנִ֛י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I alone לְבַדִּ֖י (lə·ḇad·dî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of have escaped וָאִמָּ֨לְטָ֧ה (wā·’im·mā·lə·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks to tell לְהַגִּ֥יד (lə·hag·gîḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous you!? 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