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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, &#8220Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother&#8217s house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother’s home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />While he <i>was</i> yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters <i>were</i> eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />While he <i>was</i> still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and daughters <i>were</i> eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />While he was still speaking, another also came and said, &#8220Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother&#8217s house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />While this one was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported: &#8220Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother&#8217s house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, "Your children were having a feast at the home of your oldest son, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />While this messenger was still speaking, another came and announced, "Your children were celebrating in their oldest brother's house <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This yet speaking, and this came, and he will say, Thy sons and thy daughters Were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the first-born:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He was still speaking, and behold, another entered, and he said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He was still speaking when another came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />While he was still speaking, another came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />While he was yet speaking, there came another, and said to him, Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And while he was speaking, another came and said to him: “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking in their eldest brother’s house<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/1-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=178" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/1.htm">Job Loses His Children and Possessions</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>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!” <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">While</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">he</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.">was still 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/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ō·ḵə·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">were eating</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: wə·šō·ṯîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drinking</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ya·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060: hab·bə·ḵō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- First-born. From bakar; firstborn; hence, chief.">in their oldest</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ă·ḥî·hem (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">brother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house,</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>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!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10</a></span><br />After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-12.htm">Job 42:12-13</a></span><br />So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. / And he also had seven sons and three daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-19.htm">Psalm 34:19</a></span><br />Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-10.htm">Psalm 91:10</a></span><br />no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-25.htm">Proverbs 3:25-26</a></span><br />Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked, / for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a></span><br />When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32-33</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-25.htm">Daniel 3:25</a></span><br />“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Daniel 6:22</a></span><br />My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13</a></span><br />And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-25.htm">Matthew 7:25</a></span><br />The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-16.htm">Luke 21:16-18</a></span><br />You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. / And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. / Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></span><br />I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">there came.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-2.htm">Job 6:2,3</a></b></br> Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-14.htm">Job 16:14</a></b></br> He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-9.htm">Job 19:9,10</a></b></br> He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown <i>from</i> my head… </p><p class="hdg">Thy sons.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-4.htm">Job 1:4,13</a></b></br> And his sons went and feasted <i>in their</i> houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-4.htm">Job 8:4</a></b></br> If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-14.htm">Job 27:14</a></b></br> If his children be multiplied, <i>it is</i> for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.</p><p class="hdg">eating.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">2 Samuel 13:28</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/1-13.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Eldest</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/job/1-17.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/1-13.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/22-6.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/job/30-29.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/job/15-16.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/matthew/22-25.htm">Eldest</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-1.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/33-23.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-2.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/job/2-1.htm">Together</a> <a href="/job/12-25.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Job 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-1.htm">The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-13.htm">Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>While he was still speaking</b><br>This phrase highlights the rapid succession of calamities that befall Job, emphasizing the overwhelming nature of his trials. The immediacy of the events suggests a supernatural orchestration, as Satan is testing Job's faithfulness to God. This relentless sequence of disasters is a key element in the narrative, underscoring the theme of suffering and endurance.<p><b>another messenger came and reported</b><br>The arrival of another messenger signifies the continuation of bad news, contributing to the narrative's tension. In the ancient Near Eastern context, messengers were crucial for communication, often bringing news of significant events. The repeated arrival of messengers in Job's story serves to heighten the drama and the sense of Job's isolation as he receives devastating news without pause.<p><b>Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine</b><br>This phrase indicates a scene of normalcy and celebration, which is abruptly shattered by tragedy. Feasting was a common cultural practice in the ancient world, often associated with family gatherings and religious festivals. The mention of wine suggests a joyful occasion, which contrasts sharply with the impending disaster. This setting underscores the suddenness and severity of Job's loss.<p><b>in their oldest brother’s house</b><br>The reference to the oldest brother's house suggests a place of honor and leadership within the family. In biblical times, the firstborn often held a special status, responsible for family gatherings and maintaining family unity. This setting not only highlights the familial bonds but also the magnitude of Job's loss, as it affects his entire family structure. The destruction of this gathering place symbolizes the disintegration of Job's family and social standing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_sons_and_daughters.htm">Job's Sons and Daughters</a></b><br>Job had seven sons and three daughters who were gathered at the oldest brother's house during the event described.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oldest_brother's_house.htm">The Oldest Brother's House</a></b><br>The location where Job's children were feasting, which becomes the setting for the calamity that befalls them.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_messenger.htm">The Messenger</a></b><br>One of the servants who comes to Job to deliver the tragic news about his children.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a></b><br>The calamity that strikes Job's family, part of a series of tests allowed by God to prove Job's faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unpredictability_of_life.htm">The Unpredictability of Life</a></b><br>Life can change in an instant, and we must be prepared spiritually for unexpected trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith.htm">The Importance of Faith</a></b><br>Job's account encourages believers to maintain their faith in God, even when faced with severe trials and losses.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_family.htm">Community and Family</a></b><br>The gathering of Job's children highlights the importance of family and community, even as it underscores the potential for shared suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>This passage reminds us of God's ultimate control over the events in our lives, even when we do not understand His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_messengers.htm">The Role of Messengers</a></b><br>The messenger's role in delivering news, whether good or bad, is a reminder of how we communicate and support each other in times of crisis.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_allow_job's_kids_to_die.htm">Job 1:18–19 – Why would God permit the deaths of Job’s children if they were not the ones being tested?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_sons_of_god_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the sons of God in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_wish_for_death_in_job_6_8-9.htm">In Job 6:8–9, why would Job, a faithful man, wish for God to grant him death, and does this contradict other biblical teachings on life’s sanctity? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_natural_and_moral_evils_differ.htm">How do natural and moral evils differ?</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>(18) <span class= "bld">Thy sons and thy daughters.</span>--See <a href="/job/1-13.htm" title="And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house:">Job 1:13</a>. The marvellous accumulation of disasters points us to the conclusion that it was the distinct work of Satan, according to the permission given him (<a href="/job/1-12.htm" title="And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he has is in your power; only on himself put not forth your hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.">Job 1:12</a>), and consequently supernatural.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said</span> (see the comment on ver. 16), <span class="cmt_word">Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house</span> (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 (<a href="/job/5-17.htm">Job 5:17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/1-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">While</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֚ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was still speaking,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְדַבֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another messenger</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(bā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and reported:</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Your sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנֶ֨יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were eating</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽכְלִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ḵə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drinking</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֹׁתִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šō·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wine</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֔יִן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their oldest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּכֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·ḵō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firstborn, chief</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brother’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחִיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥî·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/1-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 1:18 While he was still speaking there came (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/1-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 1:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 1:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/1-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 1:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 1:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>