Job 1:13

Job 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
• New International Version (NIV)One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house;

Context of Job 1:13

11But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face! 12And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah. And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn. 14And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them; 15and [they of] Sheba fell [upon them] and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

Job 1:13 word by word

וַיְהִ֖י הַיּ֑וֹם וּבָנָ֨יו וּבְנֹתָ֤יו אֹֽכְלִים֙ וְשֹׁתִ֣ים יַ֔יִן בְּבֵ֖ית אֲחִיהֶ֥ם הַבְּכֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• eatingאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• drinkingשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060

Cross-references for Job 1:13

• Job 1:4And his sons went and made a feast in the house of each one on his day; and they sent and invited their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
• Proverbs 27:1Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
• Ecclesiastes 9:12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
• Luke 12:19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
• Luke 17:27they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all [of them];
• Luke 21:34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

Commentaries on Job 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13There was a day - The first day of the week, says the Targum. It no doubt refers to one of those birthday festivals mentioned before.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And there was a day - That is, on the day on which the regular turn came for the banquet to be held in the house of the older brother; compare the notes at Job 1:4. And drinking wine - This circumstance is omitted in Job 1:4. It shows that wine was regarded as an essential part of the banquet, and it was from its use that Job apprehended the unhappy results referred to in Job 1:5.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. 13-2213. wine--not specified in Job 1:4. The mirth inspired by the "wine" here contrasts the more sadly with the alarm which interrupted it.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 1:13

• Job
• Resignation
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Birthday
• Charge
• Consider
• Eschew
• Feast
• Naked
• Naught
• Present
• Substance
• Upright

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