17While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camelsand took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
In all four cases, the messenger was the only person to survive disaster. This shows the completeness of Satan’s onslaught and Job’s losses.
17 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”