The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Acts 17:25 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Neither is He served by human hands, as though He lacked anything, for it is He Himself Who gives life and breath and all things to all [people]. [Isa. 42:5.] American Standard Version (1901) neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; Common English Bible Nor is God served by human hands, as though he needed something, since he is the one who gives life, breath, and everything else. Catholic Public Domain Version Neither is he served by the hands of men, as if in need of anything, since it is he who gives to all things life and breath and all else. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither is he served with men's hands, as though he needed any thing; seeing it is he who giveth to all life, and breath, and all things: |
The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?
*Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
(For the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
My soul, you have said to the LORD, *You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.*
Thus says God the LORD, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it.
For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls who I have made.
So Tzidkiyahu the king swore secretly to Yirmeyahu, saying, As the LORD lives, who made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.
An oracle. The word of the LORD concerning Yisra'el. The LORD, who stretches out the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him says:
They fell on their faces, and said, God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?
Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.*
Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.*
'For in him we live, and move, and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'
to love the LORD your God, to obey his voice, and to cleave to him; for he is your life, and the length of your days; that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Avraham, to Yitzchak, and to Ya`akov, to give them.
Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;