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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 />One day when Job&#8217s 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 />One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother’s house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now there was a day when his 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 />One day, while Job’s 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 />And there was a day when his sons and his 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 />Now there was a day when his 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 />Now on the day when his sons and his 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 />Now on the day when his sons and his 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 />Now it happened on the day when his sons and his 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 />Now it happened that on the day when his sons and his 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 />Now there was a day when Job’s 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="/csb/job/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One day when Job’s 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 />One day when Job&#8217s 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 />And it fell on a day when his sons and his 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 />Job's sons and daughters were having a feast in the home of his oldest son, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it fell on a day when his sons and his 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 />One day when Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in 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 />One day when Job's children were having a feast at the home of their oldest brother, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Some time later, when his 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 />One day, while Job?s 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 />Now the day came when Job's 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="/nheb/job/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now the day came when his sons and his 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 />And there was a day when his sons and his 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 />It fell on a day when his sons and his 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 />And the day is, that his sons and his 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 /> And the day is, that his sons and his 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 />And the day will be and his sons and daughters will be 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 />Now upon a certain day when his 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="/cpdv/job/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />So, on a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating 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 />One day, while his 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 />One day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the 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 />And there was a day when Job's sons and his 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 the day came and the sons and daughters of Job were eating and drinking in the house of their elder brother<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it fell on a day when his sons and his 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 />And it came to pass on a certain day, that Job's sons and his daughters were drinking wine in the house of their elder brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/1-13.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=127" 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">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">One day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇā·nāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">while Job’s sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯāw (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- 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">14</span>a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,…<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/2-1.htm">Job 2:1-3</a></span><br />On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10-11</a></span><br />After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions. / All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a></span><br />See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8-9</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. / Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:3-4</a></span><br />so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this. / Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-7</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?<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="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31-32</a></span><br />Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat. / But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”<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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Genesis 22:1-2</a></span><br />Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered. / “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></span><br />As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Exodus 15:25-26</a></span><br />And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them, / saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house:</p><p class="hdg">when.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-4.htm">Job 1:4</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="/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1</a></b></br> Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:12</a></b></br> For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so <i>are</i> the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-19.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/job/1-2.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-39.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm">Eldest</a> <a href="/job/1-5.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-36.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-36.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/james/5-11.htm">Job's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-10.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/1-18.htm">Brother's</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Eldest</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/2-11.htm">Job's</a> <a href="/job/1-18.htm">Oldest</a> <a href="/job/1-18.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>One day</b><br>This phrase sets the scene for a specific event in the narrative of Job. It indicates a particular moment in time, suggesting the suddenness and unexpected nature of the events that follow. In the broader context of the book, it emphasizes the unpredictability of life and the trials that can come without warning.<p><b>while Job’s sons and daughters</b><br>Job's family is central to his life and wealth, reflecting the cultural importance of family in ancient Near Eastern societies. The mention of both sons and daughters highlights Job's prosperity and the blessings he enjoyed. It also sets the stage for the personal nature of the trials he will face, as they directly impact his loved ones.<p><b>were eating and drinking wine</b><br>This phrase suggests a time of celebration and fellowship, possibly a feast or a special occasion. In the cultural context, such gatherings were common and signified joy and abundance. The mention of wine indicates a festive atmosphere, which contrasts sharply with the calamity that is about to occur.<p><b>in their oldest brother’s house</b><br>The gathering at the oldest brother's house may imply a position of leadership or honor within the family, as the eldest often held a place of prominence. This setting underscores the unity and closeness of Job's family, which is significant given the trials that will test these bonds. The house serves as a symbol of security and familial connection, soon to be disrupted by the events that follow.<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 central to the account as a model of faith and endurance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_sons_and_daughters.htm">Job's Sons and Daughters</a></b><br>They are gathered together, enjoying a feast, which indicates a time of peace and prosperity before the trials begin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/oldest_brother's_house.htm">Oldest Brother’s House</a></b><br>The setting for the event, symbolizing familial unity and the blessings Job's family enjoyed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/eating_and_drinking_wine.htm">Eating and Drinking Wine</a></b><br>This activity signifies celebration and normalcy, setting the stage for the sudden calamities that follow.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day.htm">The Day</a></b><br>This unspecified day marks the beginning of Job's trials, highlighting the unpredictability of life's challenges.<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 suddenly and without warning. We must be prepared spiritually for the trials that may come.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_and_community.htm">The Importance of Family and Community</a></b><br>Job's children gathered together, showing the value of family unity. In times of trial, community support is vital.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_prosperity.htm">Faith Amidst Prosperity</a></b><br>Even in times of peace and prosperity, maintaining a strong relationship with God is crucial, as trials can come unexpectedly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_celebration_in_life.htm">The Role of Celebration in Life</a></b><br>Celebrations are a part of life and should be enjoyed, but they should not distract us from our spiritual vigilance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a></b><br>Understanding that God is sovereign even when life seems chaotic can provide comfort and strength during difficult times.<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/how_does_the_bible_comfort_grief.htm">How does the Bible offer comfort in grief?</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_3's_lament_seem_contradictory.htm">Why would Job 3 present a poetic lament that appears contradictory to a worldview promoting divine compassion, and how has this been reconciled historically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_stay_faithful_in_suffering.htm">How does Job remain faithful amidst immense suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house</span>. One of the birthdays, the eldest brother's probably, had come round, and the ordinary gathering (see ver. 4) had taken place - the feasting and drinking had begun, while the father, remaining in his own house, was perhaps interceding with God for his children, or anxiously considering the possibility that, in their light-hearted merriment, they might have put God away altogether from their thoughts, and So have practically renounced him, when the series of calamities began. How often calamity comes to us when we are least expecting it, when all seems quiet about us, when everything is prospering - nay, even when a high festival-time has come, and the joy-bells are sounding in our ears, and our 'hearts are elated within us! Job was, at any rate, spared the sudden plunge from exuberant joy into the depths of woe. It was his habit to preserve an even temper, and neither to be greatly exalted, nor, unless under an extremity of suffering, to be greatly depressed. He was now, however, about to be subjected to a fiery trial. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/1-13.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">One day,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while Job’s sons</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָנָ֨יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third 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">וּבְנֹתָ֤יו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third 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/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/1-13.htm">Job 1:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/1-13.htm">OT Poetry: Job 1:13 It fell on a day when his (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/1-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 1:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 1:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/1-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 1:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 1:14" /></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>