Isaiah 42:5

This is what God the Lord says,

He who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,

Acts 17:25

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, because it is He who gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.

Job 12:10


In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?

Job 33:4


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

Psalm 24:1-2

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness of it,
The world, and those who dwell in it.

Psalm 102:25-26


“At the beginning You founded the earth;
The heavens are the work of Your hands.

Psalm 136:6


To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Isaiah 40:22


It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
[It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil
And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

Isaiah 44:24

For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says this,

“I am the Lord, Maker of all things,
Who alone stretches out the heavens,
Who spreads out the earth by Myself,

Isaiah 45:12


“I made the earth and created man upon it.
My hands, stretched out the heavens,
And I commanded all their host.

Isaiah 45:18

For the Lord, who created the heavens (He is God, who formed the earth and made it; He established it and did not create it to be a wasteland, but formed it to be inhabited) says this,

“I am the Lord, and there is no one else.

Daniel 5:23

And you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of His house have been brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But the God who holds in His hand your breath of life and your ways you have not honored and glorified [but have dishonored and defied].

Genesis 1:10-12

God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that this was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.

Genesis 1:24-25

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind: livestock, crawling things, and wild animals of the earth according to their kinds”; and it was so [because He had spoken them into creation].

Genesis 2:7

then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].

Job 27:3


As long as my life is within me,
And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,

Job 34:14


“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,

Psalm 33:6


By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

Psalm 104:2-35


[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,

Isaiah 40:12


Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand],
And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?

Isaiah 40:28


Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.

Isaiah 48:13


“My hand founded and established the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I call to them, they stand together [in obedience to carry out My decrees].

Jeremiah 10:12


God made the earth by His power;
He established the world by His wisdom
And by His understanding and skill He has stretched out the heavens.

Jeremiah 32:17

‘Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too difficult or too wonderful for You—

Amos 9:6


It is He who builds His upper chambers in the heavens
And has established His vaulted dome (the firmament of heaven) over the earth,
He who calls to the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth—
The Lord is His name.

Zechariah 12:1

The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:

Hebrews 1:2

has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus], whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe [that is, the universe as a space-time-matter continuum].

Hebrews 1:10-12

And,

You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,
And the heavens are the works of Your hands;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

General references

Bible References

He that created

Isaiah 40:12

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand],
And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
Isaiah 44:24
For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says this,

“I am the Lord, Maker of all things,
Who alone stretches out the heavens,
Who spreads out the earth by Myself,
Isaiah 45:12

“I made the earth and created man upon it.
My hands, stretched out the heavens,
And I commanded all their host.
Isaiah 48:13

“My hand founded and established the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I call to them, they stand together [in obedience to carry out My decrees].
Psalm 102:25

“At the beginning You founded the earth;
The heavens are the work of Your hands.
Psalm 104:2

[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,
Jeremiah 10:12

God made the earth by His power;
He established the world by His wisdom
And by His understanding and skill He has stretched out the heavens.
Jeremiah 32:17
‘Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too difficult or too wonderful for You—
Amos 9:6

It is He who builds His upper chambers in the heavens
And has established His vaulted dome (the firmament of heaven) over the earth,
He who calls to the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth—
The Lord is His name.
Zechariah 12:1
The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
Hebrews 1:2
has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus], whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe [that is, the universe as a space-time-matter continuum].

He that spread

Genesis 1:10
God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that this was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.
Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness of it,
The world, and those who dwell in it.
Psalm 136:6

To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

He that giveth

Genesis 2:7
then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].
Job 12:10

In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?
Job 27:3

As long as my life is within me,
And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,
Job 33:4

“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life [which inspires me].
Job 34:14

“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,
Psalm 33:6

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
Daniel 5:23
And you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of His house have been brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But the God who holds in His hand your breath of life and your ways you have not honored and glorified [but have dishonored and defied].
Acts 17:25
nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, because it is He who gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.

General references

Job 26:7

“It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness
And hangs the earth on nothing.