Job 1:12-14
EasyEnglish Bible
12 So the Lord said to Satan, ‘I agree to give you power over all the things that belong to Job. But you must do nothing to hurt Job himself.’
After that, Satan went away.[a]
Satan destroys all Job's things
13 One day, Job's sons and daughters were at a party in the home of his oldest son. 14 A servant brought a message to Job. He said, ‘We were using your oxen to plough the fields. Your donkeys were eating grass beside them.
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- 1:12 Some of the events in this part of the book happen in heaven. Job does not know about these events. So he does not know why all the bad things have happened to him.
Job 1:12-14
New International Version
12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has(A) is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”(B)
Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters(C) were feasting(D) and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing(E) nearby,
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