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By the breath of God they perish, By the blast of his anger are they consumed.
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The Imagery of Judgment
Commentators explain that the "breath of God" and "blast of his anger" are powerful metaphors. They compare God's judgment to a sudden, destructive force of nature, like a scorching wind that instantly withers a field. This imagery emphasizes the swift, effortless, and complete nature of God's judgment against wickedness.
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Job
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 grai…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By the blast of God they perish They and their works, the ploughers, sowers, and reapers of iniquity; the allusion i…
Eliphaz argues,
That good men were never thus ruined. But there is one event both to the righteous and to the wicked ([Reference Ec…
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13th Century
Catholic
After Eliphaz accused Job of impatience, taking his opportunity from what Job had said—Before I eat, I sigh (Job 3:24)—he now …
