Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Then the Lord God said to the serpent:

Because you have done this,
you are cursed more than any livestock
and more than any wild animal.
You will move on your belly
and eat dust all the days of your life.

You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow
until you return to the ground,
since you were taken from it.
For you are dust,
and you will return to dust.”

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Then Abraham answered, “Since I have ventured to speak to the Lord—even though I am dust and ashes—

Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron: Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, and it will become gnats throughout the land of Egypt.”

And they did this. Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and when he struck the dust of the earth, gnats were on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats throughout the land of Egypt.

It will become fine dust over the entire land of Egypt. It will become festering boils on man and beast throughout the land of Egypt.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. This way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow My instructions.

Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear Him and will not sin.”

Then the priest must bring it to the altar, and must twist off its head and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained at the side of the altar.

He is to bring them to the priest, who will first present the one for the sin offering. He must twist its head at the back of the neck without severing it.

Then the priest is to take holy water in a clay bowl, and take some of the dust from the tabernacle floor and put it in the water.

Who has counted the dust of Jacob
or numbered the dust clouds of Israel?
Let me die the death of the upright;
let the end of my life be like theirs.

Do not test the Lord your God as you tested Him at Massah.

Remember that the Lord your God led you on the entire journey these 40 years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.

He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.

I took the sinful calf you had made, burned it up, and crushed it, thoroughly grinding it to powder as fine as dust. Then I threw it into the stream that came down from the mountain.

The Lord will turn the rain of your land into falling dust; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.

They will be weak from hunger,
ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague;
I will unleash on them wild beasts with fangs,
as well as venomous snakes that slither in the dust.

Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell before the ark of the Lord with his face to the ground until evening, as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.

I did this to test Israel and to see whether they would keep the Lord’s way by walking in it, as their fathers had.”

These are the nations the Lord left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in any of the wars with Canaan.

The Lord left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the Lord’s commands He had given their fathers through Moses.

Gideon then said to God, “Don’t be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me to make one more test with the fleece. Let it remain dry, and the dew be all over the ground.”

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one can go with you,’ he can go. But if I say about anyone, ‘This one cannot go with you,’ he cannot go.”

He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile.
He seats them with noblemen
and gives them a throne of honor.
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
He has set the world on them.

On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head came from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.

When David came to the summit where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.

I pulverize them like dust of the earth;
I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.

The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame connected with the name of Yahweh and came to test him with difficult questions.

“Because I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin, provoking Me with their sins,

Then Yahweh’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.

Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”

Jehoahaz did not have an army left, except for 50 horsemen, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them, making them like dust at threshing.

He brought out the Asherah pole from the Lord’s temple to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem. He burned it at the Kidron Valley, beat it to dust, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.

The king tore down the altars that were on the roof—Ahaz’s upper chamber that the kings of Judah had made—and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple. Then he smashed them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.

He even tore down the altar at Bethel and the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, had made. Then he burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah.

I know, my God, that You test the heart and that You are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

Lord God, let Your promise to my father David now come true. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, so she came to test Solomon with difficult questions at Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke with him about everything that was on her mind.

When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent to him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.

Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he chopped down the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

On the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled; they were fasting, wearing sackcloth, and had put dust on their heads.

When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.

how much more those who dwell in clay houses,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth!

You inspect him every morning,
and put him to the test every moment.

Surely this is the joy of his way of life;
yet others will sprout from the dust.

Please remember that You formed me like clay.
Will You now return me to dust?

Doesn’t the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?

I have sewn sackcloth over my skin;
I have buried my strength in the dust.

Will it go down to the gates of Sheol,
or will we descend together to the dust?

But I know my living Redeemer,
and He will stand on the dust at last.

But they both lie in the dust,
and worms cover them.

and consign your gold to the dust,
the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis,

my lips will not speak unjustly,
and my tongue will not utter deceit.

Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—

He throws me into the mud,
and I have become like dust and ashes.

If I have walked in falsehood
or my foot has rushed to deceit,

Doesn’t the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?

every living thing would perish together
and mankind would return to the dust.

when the dust hardens like cast metal
and the clods of dirt stick together?

Hide them together in the dust;
imprison them in the grave.

Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.

may an enemy pursue and overtake me;
may he trample me to the ground
and leave my honor in the dust.Selah

See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,
conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;
pay attention to my cry;
listen to my prayer—
from lips free of deceit.

I pulverize them like dust before the wind;
I trample them like mud in the streets.

My strength is dried up like baked clay;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You put me into the dust of death.

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him—
even the one who cannot preserve his life.

Test me, Lord, and try me;
examine my heart and mind.

“What gain is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it proclaim Your truth?

How joyful is the man
the Lord does not charge with sin
and in whose spirit is no deceit!

For we have sunk down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.

You unleash your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue for deceit.

destruction is inside it;
oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.

They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.

May desert tribes kneel before him
and his enemies lick the dust.

He rained meat on them like dust,
and winged birds like the sand of the seas.

You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”

For Your servants take delight in its stones
and favor its dust.

For He knows what we are made of,
remembering that we are dust.

When You hide Your face,
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.

He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile

ד DaletMy life is down in the dust;
give me life through Your word.

Keep me from the way of deceit
and graciously give me Your instruction.

You reject all who stray from Your statutes,
for their deceit is a lie.

Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

Whoever speaks the truth declares what is right,
but a false witness, deceit.

Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
but those who promote peace have joy.

A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.

I said to myself, “Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.” But it turned out to be futile.

I said to myself, “This happens concerning people, so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”

All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

and the dust returns to the earth as it once was,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Go into the rocks
and hide in the dust
from the terror of the Lord
and from His majestic splendor.

Woe to those who drag wickedness
with cords of deceit
and pull sin along with cart ropes,