Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God, LORD, he who created the heavens, and stretched them forth, he who spread abroad the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to those who walk in it,
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Genesis 1:10And God called the dry land Earth, and he called the gathering together of the waters Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 2:7And LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Job 27:3(For my life is yet whole in me. And the spirit of God is in my nostrils.)
Job 34:14If he sets his heart upon himself, [if] he gathers his spirit and his breath to himself,
Psalms 33:6By the word of LORD were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 102:25Of old thou laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:2-5
The Messiah's Approach. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. We are… Read the whole commentary →