Job 12:10
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
In Context
9Who among all these doth not know That the hand of Jehovah doeth these things?
11Doth not the ear prove words, As the mouth tasteth meat?
Cross References
Job 27:3As long as my breath is in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils,
Job 34:14Should he set his heart against man, Should he take back 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 forever, Nor will I be always angry; For life would fail before me, And the souls which I created.
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 →