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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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.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:18 cause to grow
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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- Genesis 5:29 Lit. Rest
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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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.”
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.
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.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 14:5 abandoned her young
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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 24:6 Or held guilty
Ecclesiastes 1:2
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Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Absurdity, Frustration, Futility, Nonsense; and so throughout the book
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?
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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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.
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.
Footnotes
- Joel 1:18 LXX, Vg. are made desolate
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