Job 4:9
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
In Context
8Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.
Cross References
Exodus 15:8And by the breath of thy nostrils the waters were heaped up; The streams stood as a mound; The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
2 Kings 19:7Behold, I will put a spirit into him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return to his own land; and I will make him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Job 15:30He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches; and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
Psalms 18:15And the beds of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Isaiah 30:33For Topheth is prepared of old; for the king also it is prepared: he hath made it deep and large; its pile is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Revelation 2:16Repent therefore: but if not, I come to thee quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword of my mouth.
Matthew Henry on Job 4:8-12
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. Eliphaz here advances another argument to prove… Read the whole commentary →