Breath

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• Job 33:4

  The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

• Genesis 2:7

  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.

• Job 27:3

  All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

• Psalms 150:6

  Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

• John 20:22

  And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

• Ezekiel 37:9

  Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

• Isaiah 42:5

  Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

• 2 Timothy 3:16

  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

• Job 34:14–15

  If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

• Acts 17:25

  Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

• Ezekiel 37:5

  Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

• John 20:19–23

  Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. …

• Psalms 104:29–30

  Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

• Isaiah 2:22

  Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

• Isaiah 40:7

  The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

• Psalms 33:6

  By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

• Job 32:8

  But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

• Ezekiel 37:6

  And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

• Job 12:10

  In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

• Psalms 18:15

  Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

• Job 4:9

  By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:8

  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

• Isaiah 30:33

  For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

• Isaiah 11:4

  But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

• Acts 9:1

  And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

• Genesis 6:17

  And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

• Ezekiel 37:10

  So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

• Psalms 150:1–6

  Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. …

• Hebrews 11:1

  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

• 1 Corinthians 15:45

  And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

• Psalms 104:30

  Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

• Psalms 33:1–22

  Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. …

• Psalms 146:4

  His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

• Job 37:10

  By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

• Genesis 7:22

  All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

• 2 Samuel 22:16

  And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

• Daniel 10:17

  For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

• 2 Peter 1:20–21

  Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

• Ecclesiastes 12:7

  Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

• Isaiah 11:2

  And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

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