Job 4:9

9 At the breath of God they perish; at the blast of his anger they are no more.

Job 4:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
ESV
9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.
NLT
9 A breath from God destroys them. They vanish in a blast of his anger.
MSG
9 One breath from God and they fall apart, one blast of his anger and there's nothing left of them.
CSB
9 They perish at a [single] blast from God and come to an end by the breath of His nostrils.

Job 4:9 In-Context

7 “Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Where were the upright ever destroyed?
8 As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.
9 At the breath of God they perish; at the blast of his anger they are no more.
10 The lions may roar and growl, yet the teeth of the great lions are broken.
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Exodus 15:10; S Job 41:21; Job 15:30; Isaiah 30:33; 2 Thessalonians 2:8
  • 2. S Leviticus 26:38; Job 40:13; Isaiah 25:7
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