Job 4:9

Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

By the

נְשָׁמָה

nᵉshâmâh

H5397

a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal

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of

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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they

אָבַד

ʼâbad

H6

properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

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and by the

רוּחַ

rûwach

H7307

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...

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of his

אַף

ʼaph

H639

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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are they

כָּלָה

kâlâh

H3615

to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

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Key Terms in This Verse

blast H5397

נְשָׁמָה nᵉshâmâh

a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal

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nostrils H639

אַף ʼaph

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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breath H7307

רוּחַ rûwach

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. 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...

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consumed H3615

כָּלָה kâlâh

to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

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perish H6

אָבַד ʼâbad

properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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Cross References

Job 15:30 cross-reference

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.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 cross-reference

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:

Isaiah 30:33 cross-reference

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...

Isaiah 11:4 cross-reference

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...

Revelation 2:16 cross-reference

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Psalm 18:15 cross-reference

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.

Job 1:19 cross-reference

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.

Exodus 15:10 cross-reference

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Exodus 15:8 cross-reference

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.

Job 40:13 cross-reference

Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

2 Kings 19:7 cross-reference

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.

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