What Does The Bible Say About Air? (35 Bible Verses)

Air—the invisible, essential element of life—is often taken for granted, but what does the Bible say about it? Let’s explore the biblical teachings on creation, breath, and the sustaining power of God’s Spirit, as we marvel at the wonder of the air we breathe and the life it sustains, giving thanks to the Creator who gives us every breath.

What Does The Bible Say About Air

Genesis 2:7 – The Breath of Life

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

Job 33:4 – The Spirit of God

“The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.”

Psalms 33:6 – By the Word of the Lord

“By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.”

Psalms 150:6 – Everything That Has Breath

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.”

Isaiah 42:5 – Gives Breath to Its People

“This is what God the Lord says—the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it.”

Acts 17:25 – Life and Breath

“And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.”

2 Timothy 3:16 – God-Breathed

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.”

Revelation 11:11 – The Breath of Life from God

“But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them.”

Proverbs 20:27 – The Lamp of the Lord

“The human spirit is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one’s inmost being.”

Ecclesiastes 3:21 – The Breath of the Human Spirit

“Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”

Job 27:3 – The Breath of God

“As long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils.”

Genesis 7:22 – The Breath of the Spirit of Life

“Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.”

Exodus 15:10 – The Breath of Your Nostrils

“But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.”

Job 15:30 – The Breath of His Mouth

“He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.”

Psalms 104:30 – The Spirit is Renewed

“When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.”

Jeremiah 10:14 – Without Breath in Their Nostrils

“Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them.”

Job 27:3 – The Breath of the Almighty

“as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,”

Psalms 135:17 – The Breath of the Kings and Rulers

“They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.”

Psalms 32:6 – The Breath of the Oppressors

“Therefore, let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them.”

Isaiah 54:16 – The Creator of the Breath of Mankind

“See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.”

Isaiah 30:33 – The Burning Breath of the Lord

“Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit has been made deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.”

Genesis 6:17 – The Breath of Life

“I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.”

Numbers 16:22 – The God of the Spirits and All Flesh

“But Moses and Aaron fell face down and cried out, ‘O God, the God who gives breath to all living things, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?’”

Isaiah 42:8 – The Lord God Will Not Share His Glory

“I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.”

Jeremiah 17:13 – The Fountain of Living Waters

“Lord, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the Lord, the spring of living water.”

Lamentations 4:20 – The Breath of Our Nostrils

“The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.”

2 Samuel 22:16 – The Breath of the Almighty

“The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.”

Isaiah 11:4 – The Breath of His Lips

“but with righteousness, he will judge the needy, with justice, he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips, he will slay the wicked.”

Job 37:10 – The Breath of God

“The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.”

Psalms 33:6 – The Breath of His Mouth

“By the word of the Lord, the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.”

Ezekiel 37:5 – The Breath of Life

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.”

Isaiah 40:7 – The Breath of the Lord

“The grass withers and the flowers fall because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass.”

Psalms 104:29 – The Breath of Life

“When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.”

Psalms 144:4 – Like a Breath

“They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.”

Job 34:14-15 – The Breath of All Mankind

“If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath, all humanity would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.”

2 Samuel 22:16 – The Breath of the Almighty

“Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were uncovered, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.”

Psalms 104:30 – The Spirit of Renewal

“When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.”

Isaiah 40:13 – The Spirit of the Lord

“Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor?”

John 3:8 – The Wind Goes Where It Wishes

“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So, it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

Ezekiel 37:9 – Breath from the Four Winds

“Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain that they may live.’”

Acts 2:2-4 – The Sound of a Violent Wind

“Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”