Job 4:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"By the breathמִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת
(min·nish·mat)
5397: breathfrom nasham
of Godאֱלֹ֣והַ
(e·lo·v·v)
433: God, godprol. from el
they perish,יֹאבֵ֑דוּ
(yo·ve·du;)
6: to perisha prim. root
And by the blastוּמֵר֖וּחַ
(u·me·ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
of His angerאַפֹּ֣ו
(ap·pov)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
they come to an end.יִכְלֽוּ׃
(yich·lu.)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
By the blast
nshamah  (nesh-aw-maw')
a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal -- blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
of God
'elowahh  (el-o'-ah)
a deity or the Deity -- God, god.
they perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
and by the breath
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
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 being
of his nostrils
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
are they consumed
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They perish at a single blast from God and come to an end by the breath of His nostrils.

International Standard Version
They perish by the breath of God; they are consumed by the storm that is his anger.

NET Bible
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God destroys them with his breath and kills them with a blast of his anger.

King James 2000 Bible
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
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