Job 4:9
By the breath of God they perish; 1 by the blast of his anger they are consumed. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
In Context
8According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity 1 and sow trouble reap it. 1
Cross References
Exodus 15:8By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up; 1 the flowing waters stood upright in a heap; 1 the deep water was congealed in the heart of the sea. 1
2 Kings 19:7Look, I will put a spirit in him, and he will hear a certain report and go back to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”'”
Job 15:30He will not depart out of darkness; + 15:30 Several modern versions leave out He will not depart out of darkness , because they believe that this expression was mistakenly copied from 15:22. 1 a flame will dry up his stalks; 1 at the breath of God's mouth he will go away. + 15:30 The Hebrew text has He will go away by the breath of his mouth , which some modern versions, including the ULB and UDB, interpret as meaning the breath of God's mouth. However, other modern versions follow an ancient Greek reading, his flower will fall with the wind . 1
Psalms 18:15Then the water channels appeared; 1 the foundations of the world were laid bare 1 at your rebuke, Yahweh, 1 at the blast of the breath of your nostrils. 1
Isaiah 30:33For a place of burning was prepared long ago. Indeed, it is prepared for the king, and God has made it deep and wide. 1 The pile is ready with a fire and much wood. 1 The breath of Yahweh, like a stream of brimstone, will set it on fire.
Revelation 2:16Repent, therefore! If you do not, I will quickly come to you, and I will wage war against them with the sword in 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 →