the blast: Exodus 15:8, Exodus 15:10; 2 Kings 19:7; Psalms 18:15
by the breath of his nostrils: that is, by his anger, Job 1:19, Job 15:30; Isaiah 11:4, Isaiah 30:33; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Revelation 2:16
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Job 4:9
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