14 a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
14 and there came a messenger to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
14 a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing in the field next to us
14 and a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
14 a messenger arrived at Job's home with this news: "Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 1:14
Commentary on Job 1:13-19
(Read Job 1:13-19)
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.