KJV King James Version
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
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Job 1:13
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
WEB World English Bible
It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,
ASV American Standard Version
And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.
Surrounding context — Job 1
10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
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.
13 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.
16 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.
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Proverbs 27:1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.Luke 21:34And 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.Luke 17:27-29They 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.Job 1:4And 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.Luke 12:19-20And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.Ecclesiastes 9:12For 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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