In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,
and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:10
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from Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing - נפש כל חי nephesh col chai, "the soul of all life."
And the breath of all mankind - ורוח כל בשר veruach col besar, "and the spirit or breath of all flesh."
Does not the first refer to the immortal soul, the principle of all intellectual life; and the latter to the breath, respiration, the grand means by which animal existence is continued?
(see Job 10:1)
My soul is weary of my life;
I will leave my complaint upon myself;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
My soul is weary of my life - Here is a proof that נפש nephesh does not signify the animal life, but the soul or immortal mind, as distinguished from חי chai, that animal life; and is a strong proof that Job believed in the distinction between these two principles; was no materialist; but, on the contrary, credited the proper immortality of the soul. This is worthy of observation.
(I will leave my complaint - I still charge myself with the cause of my own calamities; and shall not charge my Maker foolishly: but I must deplore my wretched and forlorn state. )
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In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,
and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:10
And 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.
Genesis 2:7
in His hand
is the soul of all life
the soul of life
is in His hand
it is His
and His alone
in Genesis
we see He gave life
it is in His hand to give
the "soul of every living thing"
is the soul of all life
not to be misunderstood as every living thing has a soul
for those interested in going further
the breath is mentioned in the New Testament
and compliments or expands on the above
as all Scripture does to itself
in proof of truth
in His hand is the soul of life
But ask now the beasts,
and they shall teach thee;
and the fowls of the air,
and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth,
and it shall teach thee:
and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Job 12: 7-8
and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:10
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from Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing - נפש כל חי nephesh col chai, "the soul of all life."
And the breath of all mankind - ורוח כל בשר veruach col besar, "and the spirit or breath of all flesh."
Does not the first refer to the immortal soul, the principle of all intellectual life; and the latter to the breath, respiration, the grand means by which animal existence is continued?
(see Job 10:1)
My soul is weary of my life;
I will leave my complaint upon myself;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
My soul is weary of my life - Here is a proof that נפש nephesh does not signify the animal life, but the soul or immortal mind, as distinguished from חי chai, that animal life; and is a strong proof that Job believed in the distinction between these two principles; was no materialist; but, on the contrary, credited the proper immortality of the soul. This is worthy of observation.
(I will leave my complaint - I still charge myself with the cause of my own calamities; and shall not charge my Maker foolishly: but I must deplore my wretched and forlorn state. )
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In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,
and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:10
And 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.
Genesis 2:7
in His hand
is the soul of all life
the soul of life
is in His hand
it is His
and His alone
in Genesis
we see He gave life
it is in His hand to give
the "soul of every living thing"
is the soul of all life
not to be misunderstood as every living thing has a soul
for those interested in going further
the breath is mentioned in the New Testament
and compliments or expands on the above
as all Scripture does to itself
in proof of truth
in His hand is the soul of life
But ask now the beasts,
and they shall teach thee;
and the fowls of the air,
and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth,
and it shall teach thee:
and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Job 12: 7-8
