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# By the breath of God they perish; by the blast of his anger they are consumed
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The writer explains a single idea using two different statements. This is a form of Hebrew poetry used for emphasis, clarity, teaching, or all three.
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# the breath of God
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This may represent the action of God giving a command.
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# the blast of his anger
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This suggests the heavy breathing that a person sometimes does through his nose when he is very angry.
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# breath ... blast
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"By the puff of God's mouth they die; the rushing wind of his anger devastates them.". The second phrase builds on the first. They make the same point.
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# perish ... are consumed
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"By the puff of God's breath they die, the rushing wind of his anger devastates them."
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# they are consumed
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Here being consumed or eaten represents being killed. |