“By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.”
Eliphaz reflects that the breath of God destroys the wicked and that the blast of God's anger consumes them, describing divine judgment as direct, active, and irresistible against those who do wrong. The violent language of destruction and consumption reveals the severity with which divine judgment operates against the wicked. This description of divine wrath against evildoers sets the implicit question: if Job is truly innocent, why is he experiencing such wrath?
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