King James Bible
"While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:"
This phrase emphasizes the relentless pace of Job's tragedies—each messenger arrives before the previous one finishes speaking. The rapid succession intensifies the dramatic effect and underscores that these calamities are orchestrated as part of Satan's test. The messenger's report focuses on all of Job's children, heightening the impending tragedy. In ancient Near Eastern culture, children represented one's legacy and future, making their loss the most devastating blow possible. The children were gathered for a family feast, likely a regular occurrence that rotated among siblings. This detail adds poignancy—they were enjoying fellowship together when disaster struck, and it explains why all ten children would die simultaneously in the following verse.