14And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:


In Context

11 But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

12 And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

14 And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yes, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee.

16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God hath fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:14And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:14a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:14There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:14that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:14that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14that there came a messenger to Job, and said, |The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, 'The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:14And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: