Job 12:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.”
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“The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In whose hand <FI>is<Fi> the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 12:10 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
- Genesis 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
- Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
- Job 27:3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
- Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
- Job 34:14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
- Psalms 104:29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
- Psalms 104:30When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
- Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
- Isaiah 57:16For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.
- Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
- John 3:6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
- Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
- Acts 17:28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
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