Job 1:13–22

Job Loses His Property and Children

¹³Now there was a day ^mwhen his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house; ¹⁴and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, ¹⁵when the ³Sabeans ⁴raided them and took them away—indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

¹⁶While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and ⁵consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

¹⁷While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

¹⁸While he was still speaking, another also came and said, ⁿ“Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, ¹⁹and suddenly a great wind came from ⁶across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

²⁰Then Job arose, ^otore his robe, and shaved his head; and he ^pfell to the ground and worshiped. ²¹And he said:

^q“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

And naked shall I return there.

The Lord ^rgave, and the Lord has ^staken away;

^tBlessed be the name of the Lord.”

^22uIn all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.