Job 4:9
By the blast of GOD, they perish, And, by the breath of his nostrils, are they consumed:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
In Context
8So far as I have seen, They who plow for iniquity and sow misery, reap the same:
Cross References
Exodus 15:8And with the blast of thy nostrils, heaped up are the waters, Upreared like a mound, are the flowing waves,—Roaring deeps are congealed in the heart of the sea.
2 Kings 19:7Behold me! about to let go against him, a blast, and, when he heareth the report, then will he return to his own country,—and I will cause him to fall by the sword, in his own land.
Job 15:30He shall not depart out of darkness, his young branch, shall the flame dry up, and he shall depart, by the breath of his own mouth!
Psalms 18:15Then appeared the channels of waters, were uncovered the foundations of the world,—At thy rebuke O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Isaiah 30:33For there hath been set in order, beforehand a Topheth, Yea, the same, for the king, hath been prepared He hath made it deep—made it large,—The circumference thereof is for fire and wood in abundance, the breath of Yahweh, like a torrent of brimstone, is ready to kindle it.
Revelation 2:16Repent, therefore, otherwise, I come unto thee speedily,—and will fight against 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 →