Job 12:10
In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, || And the spirit of all flesh of man.
Literal 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 has not known in all these, || That the hand of YHWH has done this?
11Does the ear not try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
Cross References
Genesis 6:17And I, behold, I am bringing in the flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under the heavens all flesh in which [is] a living spirit; all that [is] in the earth expires.
Job 27:3For all the while my breath [is] in me, || And the wind of God in my nostrils.
Job 34:14If He sets His heart on him, || [If] He gathers His Spirit and His breath to Himself,
Psalms 104:30You send out Your Spirit, they are created, || And You renew the face of the ground.
Isaiah 57:16For I do not strive for all time, nor am I angry forever, || For the spirit is feeble before Me, || And the souls I have made.
John 3:6that which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been 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 →