OET interlinear JOB 4:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠נִּשְׁמַ֣ת אֱל֣וֹהַ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וּ⁠מֵ⁠ר֖וּחַ אַפּ֣⁠וֹ יִכְלֽוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_breath_of god perish and,from,the_breath_of his_anger_of,his come_to_an_end )

Eliphaz could also be using the breath of God to mean by association the judgment that God pronounces against the wicked by speaking with his breath. He could be using the blast of his nose to mean the wrath of God against wickedness by association with the way people snort with their noses when they are angry. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God pronounces his judgment against them and destroys them; in his wrath he makes an end of them] or see next note for another possibility.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ⁠נִּשְׁמַ֣ת אֱל֣וֹהַ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וּ⁠מֵ⁠ר֖וּחַ אַפּ֣⁠וֹ יִכְלֽוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_breath_of god perish and,from,the_breath_of his_anger_of,his come_to_an_end )

Eliphaz is speaking as if troublesome people literally perish when God breathes on them from his mouth and snorts at them from his nose. By referring to the breath of God and the blast of his nose, Eliphaz may be depicting God’s judgment as a great storm that sweeps wicked people away. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God’s powerful judgment against them is like a great storm that sweeps them away]