Job 1:14 (YLT)

Passage

And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, `The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

Nearby Context

Job 1:12 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, all that he hath <FI>is<Fi> in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.

Job 1:13 And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

Job 1:14 And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, `The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

Job 1:15 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.'

Job 1:16 While this <FI>one<Fi> is speaking another also hath come and saith, `Fire of God hath fallen from the heavens, and burneth among the flock, and among the young men, and consumeth them, and I am escaped--only I alone--to declare <FI> it<Fi> to thee.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "messenger", "hath", "come", "saith", "oxen", "been", "plowing", and "she-asses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "messenger" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And the day is that his sons..." into verse 15's "and Sheba doth fall and take them...", so "messenger" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "messenger" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.