Job 12:10
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?
American Standard Version
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, Even as the palate tasteth its food?
Cross References
Genesis 6:17And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon this earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die.
Job 27:3(For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
Job 34:14If he set his heart upon himself, [If] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
Psalms 104:30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.
Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that 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 →