Job 1:14

Job 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
• New International Version (NIV)a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and there came a messenger to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

Context of Job 1:14

12“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD. 13One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, 15the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!” 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!”

Job 1:14 word by word

וּמַלְאָ֛ךְ בָּ֥א אֶל־אִיּ֖וֹב וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַבָּקָר֙ הָי֣וּ חֹֽרְשׁ֔וֹת וְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת רֹע֥וֹת עַל־יְדֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• a messengerמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and reportedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• While the oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• wereהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• plowingחָרַשׁchârash · to plow/plotH2790
• and the donkeysאָתוֹן'âthôn · she-assH860
• were grazingרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• nearbyעַל‛al · uponH5921
• nearbyיָדyâd · hand: toH3027

Cross-references for Job 1:14

• 1 Samuel 4:17The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
• 2 Samuel 15:13Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
• Jeremiah 51:31One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

Commentaries on Job 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The asses feeding beside them - אתנות athonoth, the she-asses, which appear to have been more domesticated, as of more worth and use than the others, both for their milk and their work.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And there came a messenger unto Job - Hebrew מלאך mal'âk the word usually rendered “angel,” appropriately rendered “messenger” here. The word properly means “one who is sent.” The oxen were plowing - Hebrew “the cattle” (בקר bâqâr ) including not merely “oxen,” but probably also “cows;” see the notes at Job 1:3. And the asses - Hebrew אתון 'âthôn “she-asses.” The “sex” is here expressly mentioned and Dr. Good maintains that it should be in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-19Verses 13-19 Satan brought Job's troubles upon him on the day that his children began their course of feasting. The troubles all came upon Job at once; while one messenger of evil tidings was speaking, another followed. His dearest and most valuable possessions were his ten children; news is brought him that they are killed. They were taken away when he had most need of them to comfort him under other losses. In God only have we a help present at all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-19These attacks took away the blessings listed in 1:2–3. Job was left with four messengers who came to report terrible news and a wife who gave poor advice. The phrase "While he was still speaking" emphasizes the repeated nature of the attacks (see Jeremiah 51:31). The phrase "I alone have escaped to tell you" emphasizes the complete destruction of Job’s resources.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. the asses feeding beside them--Hebrew, "she asses." A graphic picture of rural repose and peace; the more dreadful, therefore, by contrast is the sudden attack of the plundering Arabs.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 1:14

• Job
• Plow
• Resignation
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Job
• Agriculture
• Angel
• Charge
• Consider
• Eschew
• Feast
• Messenger
• Naked
• Naught

Commentaries on Job 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings