Job 1:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!””

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BSBPD

“the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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 · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Sheba doth fall, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped--only I alone--to declare <FI>it<Fi> to thee.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 1:15 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 10:7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  2. Genesis 10:28Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
  3. Genesis 25:3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
  4. 1 Samuel 22:20But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
  5. Job 1:16While 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!”
  6. Job 1:19when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  7. Job 6:19The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
  8. Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
  9. Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
  10. Ezekiel 23:42accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.
  11. Joel 3:8I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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