Job 4:9
“By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.”
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Job 4:9 Context
7Remember, I pray thee, who euer perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 8Euen as I haue seene, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickednsse, reape the same. 9By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 10The roaring of the Lyon, and the voice of the fierce Lyon, and the teeth of the yong Lyons are broken. 11The old Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the stout Lyons whelpes are scattered abroad.
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Other Translations for Job 4:9
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
- King James Version
"By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
- American Standard Version (1901)
By the breath of God destruction takes them, and by the wind of his wrath they are cut off.
- Basic English Bible
By the breath of +God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed.
- Darby Bible
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
- Webster's Bible
By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed.
- World English Bible
From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.
- Youngs Literal Bible
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger are they consumed.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 4:9
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.