Job 4:9
A breath from God destroys them; a blast of his anger wipes them out.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
In Context
8From what I've seen it's those who plant evil and sow trouble who reap the same!
10Lions may roar and growl, but their teeth still break.
Cross References
Exodus 15:8You blew and the sea piled up. The waves stood straight like a wall. The depths of the ocean turned solid.
2 Kings 19:7Look, I'm going to scare him—he'll hear a rumor, and he'll have to return to his own country. When he's there I'll have him killed by the sword.’”
Job 15:30They will not escape from the darkness. Like a tree whose shoots are burned up in a forest fire, the breath of God will blow him away.
Psalms 18:15You roared, Lord, and by the wind from the breath of your nostrils the valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth were uncovered.
Isaiah 30:33The place of burning has been prepared a long time ago, ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, and has plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the Lord, like a flood of burning sulfur, sets it on fire.
Revelation 2:16So repent, or soon I will come to you and fight against them using 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 →