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Job 33:4

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

KJV

Spiritus Dei fecit me, et spiraculum Omnipotentis vivificavit me.

Vulgate

πνεῦμα θεῖον τὸ ποιῆσάν με, πνοὴ δὲ Παντοκράτορος ἡ διδάσκουσά με.

LXX

The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

ASV

רֽוּחַ אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֑תְ/נִי וְ/נִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּחַיֵּֽ/נִי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
נְשָׁמָֽה
nshmh
noun · 24×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
שַׁדַּ֣י
shdy
proper_noun · 48×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Moreover the Word must also possess Spirit. For in fact even our word is not destitute of spirit; but in our case the spirit is something different from our essence. For there is an attraction and movement of the air which is drawn in and poured forth that the body may be sustained. And it is this which in the moment of utterance becomes the articulate word, revealing in itself…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:45 — And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
  • 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;
  • Gen 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.
  • Gen 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.
  • Isa 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
  • Job 10:3 — Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
  • Job 10:12 — Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
  • Job 10:12 — Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
  • Job 12:10 — In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
  • Job 27:3 — All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
  • Job 27:3 — All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
  • Job 32:8 — But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
  • Job 32:8 — But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
  • John 20:22 — And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
  • Ps 33:6 — By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ps 33:6 — By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ps 104:30 — Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
  • Rom 8:2 — For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.