Job 12:10
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
In Context
9Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this?
11Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food?
Cross References
Genesis 6:17For I, behold, I bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh under the heavens in which is the breath of life: everything that is on the earth shall expire.
Job 27:3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
Job 34:14If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
Psalms 104:30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.
John 3:6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Matthew Henry on Job 12:7-12
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 11 Doth not the ear try words? and… Read the whole commentary →