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Old TestamentIsaiah · Chapter 2

Isaiah 2:22

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 2:22 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Isaiah 2:22 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Isaiah 2:22 — KJV

“Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?”

— Isaiah 2:22 (KJV)

Isaiah 2:22 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah

Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.

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Cross-References for Isaiah 2:22

“All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. the breath...: Heb. the breath of the spirit of life”

Shares key themes with Isaiah 2:22: whose, breath, nostrils

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground”

Shares key themes with Isaiah 2:22: breath, nostrils

“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.”

Shares key themes with Isaiah 2:22: breath, wherein

“And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.”

Shares key themes with Isaiah 2:22: breath, wherein

“A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.”

Shares key themes with Isaiah 2:22: whose, wherein

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey