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By the breathמִנִּשְׁמַתof Eloahאֱלוֹהַthey perish,יֹאבֵדוּand by the blastוּמֵרוּחַof his angerאַפּוֹthey are consumed.יִכְלוּ
Job 4:9
Study it in the app“By the breath of Eloah they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 4:9, word by word
- By the breathנִּשְׁמַתnishmat
breath of God
God's breath, which gives life or destroys.
Where else “nishmat” appears- of Eloahאֱלוֹהַeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- they perishיֹאבֵדוּyovedu
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “yovedu” appears- and by the blastרוּחַruach
breath
Literally "wind": the air that leaves the lungs.
Where else “ruach” appears- of his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- they are consumedיִכְלוּyichlu
destroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “yichlu” appears
Translation note
“The blast of his anger”: literally “the blast of his nose”; in Hebrew the same word is “nose” and “anger.”
The context
8As I have seen, those who plow wickedness and those who sow suffering reap it.
9 · This verse (above)
10The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are broken.