The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
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Gill's Exposition
The Spirit of God hath made me,.... As a man; so every man is made by God, and not by himself; Father, Son, and Spirit, are his Makers or Creators, as we read of them in the plural number, Psa 149:2;…
Barnes' Notes
The Spirit of God hath made me; - see the notes at Job 32:8. There is an evident allusion in this verse to the mode in which man was created, when God breathed into him the breath of life and he…
Adam Clarke
The Spirit of God hath made me - Another plain allusion to the account of the creation of man, Gen 2:7, as the words נשמת nishmath, the breath or breathing of God, and תחיני techaiyeni, hath given me…
Several arguments Elihu here uses to persuade Job not only to give him a patient hearing, but to believe that he designed him a good office, and to take it kindly, and be willing to receive the…
Cambridge Bible
On the language of this verse see ch. Job 32:8. The verse seems connected with Job 33:33. Elihu will utter his sincere conviction, and it is a conviction flowing from that spirit of God given him in…
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