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Job 4:9

Job 4:9
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion,.... Which Aben Ezra interprets of God himself, who is compared to a lion; who not only by his voice terrifies, but in his wrath tears the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

By the blast of God - That is, by the judgment of God. The figure is taken from the hot and fiery wind, which, sweeping over a field of grain, dries it up and destroys it. In like manner Eliphaz says…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 4:7-11

Eliphaz here advances another argument to prove Job a hypocrite, and will have not only his impatience under his afflictions to be evidence against him but even his afflictions themselves, being so…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

by the blast of God Better,

By the breath of God they perish,

And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.

The destructive judgment of God upon the wicked is described as a fiery breath coming…