Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. thou art. Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise? Genesis 9:6 Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God. Exodus 21:28-32 If an ox gore a man or a woman, and they die, he shall be stoned: and his flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall be quit. . . . Leviticus 20:25 Therefore do you also separate the clean beast from the unclean, and the clean fowl from the unclean. Defile not your souls with beasts, or birds, or any things that move on the earth, and which I have shewn you to be unclean: dust. Psalm 72:9 Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground. Isaiah 29:4 Thou shalt be brought down, thou shall speak out of the earth, and thy speech shall be heard out of the ground: and thy voice shall be from the earth like that of the python, and out of the earth thy speech shall mutter. Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together; the lion and the ox shall eat straw; and dust shall be the serpent's food: they shall not hurt nor kill in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. Micah 7:17 They shall lick the dust like serpents, as the creeping things of the earth, they shall be disturbed in their houses: they shall dread the Lord, our God, and shall fear thee. Context The Fate of the Serpent14And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.15I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.… Cross References Genesis 4:11 Now therefore cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand. Deuteronomy 28:15 But if thou wilt not hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep and to do all his commandments and ceremonies, which I command thee this day, all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together; the lion and the ox shall eat straw; and dust shall be the serpent's food: they shall not hurt nor kill in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. Micah 7:17 They shall lick the dust like serpents, as the creeping things of the earth, they shall be disturbed in their houses: they shall dread the Lord, our God, and shall fear thee. Lexicon So the LORDיְהֹוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel God אֱלֹהִ֥ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative said וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the serpent: הַנָּחָשׁ֮ (han·nā·ḥāš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5175: A serpent “Because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction you have done עָשִׂ֣יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make this, זֹּאת֒ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, cursed אָר֤וּר (’ā·rūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 779: To execrate are you אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you above all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every livestock הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה (hab·bə·hê·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and every וּמִכֹּ֖ל (ū·mik·kōl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every beast חַיַּ֣ת (ḥay·yaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life of the field! הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land On עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against your belly גְּחֹנְךָ֣ (gə·ḥō·nə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1512: The external abdomen, belly {will} you go, תֵלֵ֔ךְ (ṯê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk and dust וְעָפָ֥ר (wə·‘ā·p̄ār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud you {will} eat, תֹּאכַ֖ל (tō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the days יְמֵ֥י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day of your life. חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ (ḥay·ye·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Additional Translations So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.And the LORD God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; on your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life: And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this thou art cursed above all cattle and all the brutes of the earth, on thy breast and belly thou shalt go, and thou shalt eat earth all the days of thy life. And Jehovah Elohim said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, be thou cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. On thy belly shalt thou go, and eat dust all the days of thy life. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And the LORD God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. On your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life; Jump to Previous Animal Beast Beasts Belly Cattle Cursed Dust Eat Field Livestock SerpentJump to Next Animal Beast Beasts Belly Cattle Cursed Dust Eat Field Livestock SerpentLinks Genesis 3:14 NIVGenesis 3:14 NLT Genesis 3:14 ESV Genesis 3:14 NASB Genesis 3:14 KJV Genesis 3:14 Bible Apps Genesis 3:14 Biblia Paralela Genesis 3:14 Chinese Bible Genesis 3:14 French Bible Genesis 3:14 German Bible Alphabetical: above all and animals are beast Because belly cattle crawl Cursed days done dust eat every field go God have life livestock LORD more of on said serpent So than the this to wild will you your OT Law: Genesis 3:14 Yahweh God said to the serpent Because (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |