Job 1:13-17

13One day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

14a messenger came to Job and reported, “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby,

15the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

16He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported, “God’s fire fell from heaven. It burned the sheep and the servants and devoured them, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

17That 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!”