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Job 1:13

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

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

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 unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
KJV
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
WEB
It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
ASV
And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother`s house,
DARBY
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.
BLB
And there came to be a day when his sons and his daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.
ÅB
Så hendte det en dag mens hans sønner og døtre spiste og drakk vin i den eldste brors hus,
OTB
En dag, mens Jobs sønner og døtre spiste og drakk vin i deres eldste brors hus,
B1930
Så hendte det en dag mens hans sønner og døtre åt og drakk vin i den eldste brors hus,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 27:1

    Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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  • Luke 21:34

    And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:12

    For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

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  • Luke 17:27–29

    They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

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  • Luke 12:19–20

    And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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  • Job 1:4

    And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

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