Job 1:18 meaning and explanation

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Job 1:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Job has already lost his oxen, sheep and camels to raiders and fire, and the messengers are still arriving. This fourth report reaches him while the third is still speaking, building the chapter's relentless rhythm of loss.

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