Job

Job 4:8–9

⁸As I have observed, those who plow iniquity

and those who sow trouble reap the same.

⁹By the breath of God they perish,

and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have observed	רָ֭אִיתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
those who plow	חֹ֣רְשֵׁי	ḥō·rə·šê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
iniquity	אָ֑וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
and those who sow	וְזֹרְעֵ֖י	wə·zō·rə·‘ê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2232 sow, scatter seed
trouble	עָמָ֣ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
reap the same	יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃	yiq·ṣə·ru·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H7114 be short

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By the breath	מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת	min·niš·maṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5397 breath
of God	אֱל֣וֹהַ	’ĕ·lō·w·ha	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
they perish	יֹאבֵ֑דוּ	yō·ḇê·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6 perish
and by the blast	וּמֵר֖וּחַ	ū·mê·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of His anger	אַפּ֣וֹ	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
they are consumed	יִכְלֽוּ׃	yiḵ·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 4:8 Galatians 6:7–8 · Proverbs 22:8 · Hosea 8:7 · Job 15:35 · 2 Corinthians 9:6 · Hosea 10:12–13 · Jeremiah 4:18 · Psalm 7:14–16

Job 4:9 Job 15:30 · Isaiah 11:4 · Isaiah 30:33 · 2 Thessalonians 2:8 · Psalm 18:15 · Revelation 2:16 · Exodus 15:10 · Exodus 15:8 · Job 1:19 · Job 40:13 · 2 Kings 19:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.