Job 4:9 — Meaning and Application

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“By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. {by the breath...: that is, by his anger}”

Job 4:9

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Remember, I pray thee, who {ever} perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. {by the breath...: that is, by his anger}

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.

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Job 4:1

"Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,"

Job 4:2

"{If} we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? {to...: Heb. a word} {withhold...: Heb. refrain from words?}"

Job 4:3

"Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands."

Job 4:4

"Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees."

Job 4:5

"But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled."

Job 4:6

"{Is} not {this} thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?"

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