King James Version
Job 4:9 in the King James Version says “By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. by the breath: that is, by his ang...” — study this verse from Job chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. by the breath: that is, by his anger”
Job 4:9 · KJV
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. by the breath: that is, by his anger
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
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“By the blast”
H5397a puff, i.e., wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
“they perish”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
“and by the breath”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“of his nostrils”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
“are they consumed”
H3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
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