In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind .
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Gill's Exposition
Doth not the ear try words?.... Articulate sounds; and the mind by them judges whether what is expressed and designed by them is right or wrong, true or false, to be received or rejected; so such that…
Barnes' Notes
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing - Margin, “Life.” The margin is the more correct rendering. The idea is, that all are under the control of God. He gives life, and health, and happiness…
Job's friends all of them went upon this principle, that wicked people cannot prosper long in this world, but some remarkable judgment or other will suddenly light on them: Zophar had concluded with…
Cambridge Bible
This verse rounds off the statement in Job 12:12 seq. that God moves among the living creatures upon the earth, dispensing life and death, in a way absolute and uncontrolled.
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