Job 1:16

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.

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

17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:

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
While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
KJV
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
WEB
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
ASV
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
DARBY
While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.
BLB
Still this one was speaking, when this one came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and it consumed them—and only I have escaped, by myself alone, to declare [it] to you.”
ÅB
Mens han enda talte, kom en annen og sa: Guds ild fór ned fra himmelen og rammet småfeet og drengene og brant dem opp, bare jeg alene slapp unna, så jeg kunne melde deg det.
OTB
Mens han ennå talte, kom en annen budbringer og sa: "Guds ild falt fra himmelen og brente opp sauene og tjenerne, og jeg alene har unnsluppet for å fortelle deg det."
B1930
Mens han ennu talte, kom en annen og sa: Guds ild fór ned fra himmelen og rammet småfeet og drengene og brente dem op, bare jeg alene slapp unda, så jeg kunde melde dig det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 1:12

    And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

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  • Genesis 19:24

    Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

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  • Leviticus 10:2

    And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 18:38

    Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

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  • Numbers 11:1–3

    And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

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  • 2 Kings 1:10

    And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

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  • Revelation 13:13

    And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

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  • Leviticus 9:24

    And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

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