King James Version

Job 4:9

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

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מִנִּשְׁמַ֣תminishmatfrom breathנְשָׁמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from breath”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5397a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animalblast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.אֱל֣וֹהַelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).יֹאבֵ֑דוּyovedvdestroyאָבַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.וּמֵר֖וּחַumeruchaand from angerרוּחַconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and from anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; 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 (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).אַפּ֣וֹapvofaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.יִכְלֽוּyikhlvceaseכָּלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cease”, an unfinished actionH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger are they consumed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.

Young’s Literal Translation

From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.

World English Bible

By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger are they consumed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall perish by the command of the Lord, and shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ προστάγματος Κυρίου ἀπολοῦνται, ἀπὸ δὲ πνεύματος ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ ἀφανισθήσονται.