Isaiah 42:5
Thus saith God the LORD, He that created the heavens, and stretched them forth, He that spread forth the earth and that which cometh out of it, He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Genesis 1:10And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 2:7Then the 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 27:3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
Job 34:14If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;
Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
Psalms 102:25(102-26) Of old Thou didst lay 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 →