Job 12:10
In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
In Context
9'Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?
11Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
Cross References
Genesis 6:17'And I, lo, I am bringing in the deluge of waters on the earth to destroy all flesh, in which [is] a living spirit, from under the heavens; all that [is] in the earth doth expire.
Job 27:3For all the while my breath [is] in me, And the spirit of God in my nostrils.
Job 34:14If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
Psalms 104:30Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.
Isaiah 57:16For, not to the age do I strive, nor for ever am I wroth, For the spirit from before Me is feeble, And the souls I have made.
John 3:6that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath 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 →