Job 1:15 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Raiders seize the oxen and donkeys and kill the servants; one lone survivor escapes to report it.
What Does Job 1:15 Mean?
The messenger's calm report turns to disaster. The Sabeans, raiders from the desert, fell upon the animals and carried them off, putting the servants to the sword. Only the one speaker escaped, alive solely to bring the news. The refrain I alone have escaped to tell you will toll again and again.
The first stroke takes Job's working wealth and the lives of his servants in a single moment. The suddenness and totality of the loss begin a relentless cascade. Yet the very existence of a survivor to tell the tale hints that the story is not over; even in catastrophe, a voice remains, and the God who hears every cry has not departed.
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What does Job 1:15 mean?
Raiders seize the oxen and donkeys and kill the servants; one lone survivor escapes to report it.