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Romans 8:20
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20 For (A)the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;

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Romans 8:20
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20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it,(A) in hope

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Genesis 3:17-19
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17 Then to Adam He said, (A)“Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree (B)of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:

(C)“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
(D)In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.
18 Both thorns and thistles it shall [a]bring forth for you,
And (E)you shall eat the herb of the field.
19 (F)In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground,
For out of it you were taken;
(G)For dust you are,
And (H)to dust you shall return.”

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  1. Genesis 3:18 cause to grow
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Genesis 3:17-19
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17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’(A)

“Cursed(B) is the ground(C) because of you;
    through painful toil(D) you will eat food from it
    all the days of your life.(E)
18 It will produce thorns and thistles(F) for you,
    and you will eat the plants of the field.(G)
19 By the sweat of your brow(H)
    you will eat your food(I)
until you return to the ground,
    since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
    and to dust you will return.”(J)

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Genesis 5:29
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29 And he called his name (A)Noah,[a] saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground (B)which the Lord has cursed.”

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  1. Genesis 5:29 Lit. Rest
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Genesis 5:29
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29 He named him Noah[a](A) and said, “He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.(B)”

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  1. Genesis 5:29 Noah sounds like the Hebrew for comfort.
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Romans 8:22
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22 For we know that the whole creation (A)groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.

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Romans 8:22
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22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning(A) as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

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Jeremiah 12:4
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4 How long will (A)the land mourn,
And the herbs of every field wither?
(B)The beasts and birds are consumed,
(C)For the wickedness of those who dwell there,
Because they said, “He will not see our final end.”

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Jeremiah 12:4
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4 How long will the land lie parched(A)
    and the grass in every field be withered?(B)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
    the animals and birds have perished.(C)
Moreover, the people are saying,
    “He will not see what happens to us.”

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Hosea 4:3
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3 Therefore (A)the land will mourn;
And (B)everyone who dwells there will waste away
With the beasts of the field
And the birds of the air;
Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.

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Hosea 4:3
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3 Because of this the land dries up,(A)
    and all who live in it waste away;(B)
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the fish in the sea are swept away.(C)

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Jeremiah 14:5-6
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5 Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field,
But [a]left because there was no grass.
6 And (A)the wild donkeys stood in the desolate heights;
They sniffed at the wind like jackals;
Their eyes failed because there was no grass.”

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  1. Jeremiah 14:5 abandoned her young
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Jeremiah 14:5-6
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5 Even the doe in the field
    deserts her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.(A)
6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(B)
    and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
    for lack of food.”(C)

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Isaiah 24:5-6
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5 (A)The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have (B)transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the (C)everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore (D)the curse has devoured the earth,
And those who dwell in it are [a]desolate.
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are (E)burned,
And few men are left.

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  1. Isaiah 24:6 Or held guilty
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Isaiah 24:5-6
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5 The earth is defiled(A) by its people;
    they have disobeyed(B) the laws,
violated the statutes
    and broken the everlasting covenant.(C)
6 Therefore a curse(D) consumes the earth;
    its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,(E)
    and very few are left.

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Ecclesiastes 1:2
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2 “Vanity(A)[a] of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, (B)all is vanity.”

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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Absurdity, Frustration, Futility, Nonsense; and so throughout the book
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
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2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
    says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
    Everything is meaningless.”(A)

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Job 12:6-10
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6 (A)The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.

7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
9 Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
10 (B)In whose hand is the [a]life of every living thing,
And the (C)breath of [b]all mankind?

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  1. Job 12:10 Or soul
  2. Job 12:10 Lit. all flesh of men
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Job 12:6-10
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6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(A)
    and those who provoke God are secure(B)—
    those God has in his hand.[a]

7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(C)
    or the birds in the sky,(D) and they will tell you;(E)
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
    or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know(F)
    that the hand of the Lord has done this?(G)
10 In his hand is the life(H) of every creature
    and the breath of all mankind.(I)

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  1. Job 12:6 Or those whose god is in their own hand
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Genesis 6:13
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The Ark Prepared(A)

13 And God said to Noah, (B)“The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; (C)and behold, (D)I will destroy them with the earth.

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Genesis 6:13
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13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy(A) both them and the earth.(B)

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Jeremiah 12:11
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11 They have made it (A)desolate;
Desolate, it mourns to Me;
The whole land is made desolate,
Because (B)no one takes it to heart.

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Jeremiah 12:11
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11 It will be made a wasteland,(A)
    parched and desolate before me;(B)
the whole land will be laid waste
    because there is no one who cares.

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Joel 1:18
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18 How (A)the animals groan!
The herds of cattle are restless,
Because they have no pasture;
Even the flocks of sheep [a]suffer punishment.

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  1. Joel 1:18 LXX, Vg. are made desolate
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Joel 1:18
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18 How the cattle moan!
    The herds mill about
because they have no pasture;(A)
    even the flocks of sheep are suffering.(B)

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