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.
Isaiah 2:22 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Cease to trust in [weak, frail, and dying] man, whose breath is in his nostrils [for so short a time]; in what sense can he be counted as having intrinsic worth? American Standard Version (1901) Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of? Common English Bible Quit admiring the human race, who breathe through their nostrils. Why should they be admired? Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, rest away from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he considers himself to be exalted. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Cease ye therefore from the man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is reputed high. |
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.
All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.
(For the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
Don't put your trust in princes, each a son of man in whom there is no help.
Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.
what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?
Behold, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded as a speck of dust on a balance. Behold, he lifts up the islands like a very little thing.
All the nations are like nothing before him. They are regarded by him as less than nothing, and vanity.
I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;
Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD.
Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.'
Whereas you don't know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.