Job 12:10 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 10. In whose hand is the soul of every living thing ] nephesh col chai , "the soul of all life." And the breath of all mankind. ] veruach col besar , "and the spirit or breath of all flesh." Does not the first refer to the immortal soul , the principle of all intellectual life ; and the latter to the breath, respiration , the grand means by which animal existence is continued? See .

‏ Job 12:10

Verse 10. In whose hand is the soul of every living thing]

nephesh col chai, "the soul of all life."

And the breath of all mankind.] veruach col besar, "and the spirit or breath of all flesh." Does not the first refer to the immortal soul, the principle of all intellectual life; and the latter to the breath, respiration, the grand means by which animal existence is continued? See Job 10:1.