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Job 4:9

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— By the breath of +God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— By the blast of GOD, they perish, And, by the breath of his nostrils, are they consumed:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— With the blast of God they perish, and with the breath of his nostrels are they cosumed.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— They shall perish by the command of the Lord, and shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— By the blast of Eloah they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
By the blast 5397
{5397} Prime
נְשָׁמָה
n@shamah
{nesh-aw-maw'}
From H5395; a puff, that is, wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect or (concretely) an animal.
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of ´Élôåh אֱלוֹהַ 433
{0433} Prime
אֱלוֹהַּ
'elowahh
{el-o'-ah}
(The second form is rare); probably prolonged (emphatically) from H0410; a deity or the deity.
they perish, 6
{0006} Prime
אָבַד
'abad
{aw-bad'}
A primitive root; properly to wander away, that is lose oneself; by implication to perish (causatively, destroy).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
and by the breath 7307
{7307} Prime
רוּחַ
ruwach
{roo'-akh}
From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions).
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of his nostrils 639
{0639} Prime
אַף
'aph
{af}
From H0599; properly the nose or nostril; hence the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire.
are they consumed. 3615
{3615} Prime
כָּלָה
kalah
{kaw-law'}
A primitive root; to end, whether intransitively (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitively (to complete, prepare, consume).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Job 4:9

_ _ breath of his nostrils — God’s anger; a figure from the fiery winds of the East (Job 1:16; Isaiah 5:25; Psalms 18:8, Psalms 18:15).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Job 4:7-11.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 4:9

The blast — Of his nostrils, as it follows; by his anger, which in men shews itself, in the nostrils, by hot and frequent breathings there, by a secret, but mighty judgment of God, they are blown away as chaff by the wind.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Job 4:9

By the (f) blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

(f) He shows that God needs no great preparation to destroy his enemies: for he can do it with the blast of his mouth.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
the blast:

Exodus 15:8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, [and] the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Exodus 15:10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
2 Kings 19:7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Psalms 18:15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

by the breath of his nostrils:
that is, by his anger,
Job 1:19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job 15:30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Isaiah 30:33 For Tophet [is] ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile thereof [is] fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Revelation 2:16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 15:8, 10. 2K 19:7. Jb 1:19; 15:30. Ps 18:15. Is 11:4; 30:33. 2Th 2:8. Rv 2:16.

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