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
נְשָׁמָה
nᵉshâmâh
a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
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...
אָבַד
ʼâbad
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
כָּלָה
kâlâh
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Key Terms in This Verse
נְשָׁמָה nᵉshâmâh
a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
Study H5397 →אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →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...
Study H7307 →כָּלָה kâlâh
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Study H3615 →אָבַד ʼâbad
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
Study H6 →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...
Study H430 →Cross References
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.
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:
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...
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...
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
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.
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.
Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
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.
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
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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