that there came a messenger to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
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that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were ploughing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;
And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:
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Matthew Henry · Verses 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 times. (Job 1:20-22)
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