Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.

Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.

For as long as life is in me,
And the breath of God is in my nostrils,

“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

Thus says God the Lord,
Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its offspring,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it,

“For I will not contend forever,
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would grow faint before Me,
And the breath of those whom I have made.

But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret saying, “As the Lord lives, who made this life for us, surely I will not put you to death nor will I give you over to the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”

But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them.

Now it came about after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

“If He should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.

The grass withers, the flower fades,
When the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.