Isaiah 42:5
Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Genesis 1:10And God called the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 2:7And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Job 27:3As long as breath remaineth in me, and the spirit of God in my nostrils,
Job 34:14If he turn his heart to him, he shall draw his spirit and breath unto himself.
Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:
Psalms 102:25Call me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are unto generation and generation.
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 →