"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust…" — Genesis 3:19

Genesis 3:19 · KJV

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou {art}, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

— Genesis 3:19

Verse 18

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; {bring...: Heb. cause to bud}

Verse 20

And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. {Eve: Heb. Chavah: that is Living}

Genesis 3 — Context

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed {is} the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat {of} it all the days of thy life;

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; {bring...: Heb. cause to bud}

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou {art}, and unto dust shalt thou return.

And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. {Eve: Heb. Chavah: that is Living}

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Job 34:15

All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

Psalms 104:29

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

Genesis 2:7

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}

Psalms 90:3

Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

Ephesians 4:28

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with {his} hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. {to give: or, to distribute}

Ecclesiastes 3:20

All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

1 Corinthians 15:21-22

For since by man {came} death, by man {came} also the resurrection of the dead.