Job 27:3

Modern

…as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

Traditional

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

Literal

…that any of my breath still is in me, and the breath of God is in my nostrils,

Latin

Quia donec superest halitus in me, et spiritus Dei in naribus meis,

Hebrew

English

…as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

Theme notes and profiles

Genesis 2:7
Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Job 33:4
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Isaiah 2:22
Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
Job 32:8
But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
Acts 17:25
Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.