45 Bible Verses about dust

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Ecclesiastes 3:20

They go all unto one place, for as they be all of dust, so shall they all turn unto dust again.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, "Because thou hast so done, most cursed be thou of all cattle and of all beasts of the field. Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all days of thy life.

Psalm 113:7

Which taketh up the simple out of the dust, and lifteth the poor out of the mire,

Matthew 7:3

Why seest thou a mote in thy brother's eye, and perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill: to set them among princes, and to inherit them with the seat of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the round world upon them.

Jeremiah 17:13

Thou art the comfort of Israel. All that forsake thee, shall be ashamed. And they that depart from thee shall be written in the earth. For they have lost the LORD that is the fountain of the water of life.

Genesis 18:27

And Abraham answered and said, "Behold, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, and yet am but dust and ashes.

Isaiah 29:5

Moreover, the noise of thy enemies shall be like thin dust, and the multitude of tyrants shall be as the dry straw that cannot tarry: even suddenly and in haste shall their blast go.

Isaiah 29:4

And thou shalt be brought low, and speak out of the earth, and thy words shall go humbly out of the ground. Thy voice shall come out of the earth, like the voice of a witch, and thy talking shall groan out of the mire.

Isaiah 52:2

Shake thee from the dust, arise and stand up, O Jerusalem. Pluck out thy neck from the bond, O thou captive daughter Zion.

Job 10:9

O remember, I beseech thee, how that thou madest me of the mould of the earth, and shalt bring me into dust again.

Mark 6:11

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a witness unto them. I say verily unto you, it shall be easier for Sodom and Gomorra, at the day of judgment, than for that city."

Micah 7:17

They shall lick the dust like a serpent, as the worms of the earth, that tremble in their holes. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and they shall fear thee.

Deuteronomy 28:24

And the LORD shall turn the rain of the land unto powder and dust: even from heaven they shall come down upon thee, until thou be brought to nought.

Psalm 22:29

All such as be fat upon earth have eaten and worshipped. All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him; and no man hath quickened his own soul.

Job 34:15

All flesh shall come together unto naught, and all men shall turn again unto earth.

Isaiah 40:15

Behold, all people are in comparison of him, as a drop to a bucketful, and are counted as the least thing that the balance weigheth. Behold, the Isles are in comparison of him, as the shadow of the sunbeam.

2 Samuel 22:43

And I will beat them as small as the dust of the earth, and will stamp them as the dirt of the street, and will spread them abroad.

Psalm 18:42

I will beat them as small as the dust before the wind; I will cast them out as the clay in the streets. {TYNDALE: And I will beat them as small as the dust of the earth, and will stamp them as the dirt of the street, and will spread them abroad.}

Psalm 146:4

For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and so all his thoughts perish.

Lamentations 3:29

He layeth his face upon the earth, if, percase, there happen to be any hope.

Matthew 7:5

"Hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to pluck out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Nahum 1:3

The LORD suffereth long, he is of great power, and so innocent that he leaveth no man faultless before him. The LORD goeth forth in tempest and stormy weather; the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Job 40:13

cast them down into the mire, and cover their faces with darkness;

Isaiah 26:19

But as for thy dead men and ours, that be departed, they are in life and resurrection. They lie in the earth, they wake, and have joy: for thy dew is a dew of life and light. But the place of the malicious Tyrants is fallen away.

Isaiah 25:12

The stronghold also, and defense of thy walls hath he overthrown and cast down: and brought them to the ground, even into the dust.

Luke 6:41

Why seest thou a mote in thy brother's eye, and considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Isaiah 40:12

"Who hath holden the waters in his fist? Who hath measured heaven with his span, and hath comprehended all the earth of the world in three measures? Who hath weighed the mountains and hills in a balance?

Psalm 30:9

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down into the pit? Shall the dust give thanks unto thee? Or shall it declare thy truth?

Malachi 4:3

Ye shall tread down the ungodly: for they shall be like the ashes under the soles of your feet, in the day that I shall make, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

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Dust » Man made from

Job 34:15

All flesh shall come together unto naught, and all men shall turn again unto earth.

Dust » Placed on the head as a sign of grief

Joshua 7:6

And Joshua rent his clothes and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, both he and the elders of Israel; and put earth upon their heads.

Job 2:12

So when they lift up their eyes afar off, they knew him not. Then they cried, and wept: then every one of them rent his clothes, and sprinkled dust upon their heads in the air.

Lamentations 2:10

{Yod} The Senators of the daughter Zion sit upon the ground in silence: they have strawed ashes upon their heads, and girded themselves with sackcloth. The maidens of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

Ezekiel 27:30

They shall lift up their voice because of thee, and make a lamentable cry. They shall cast dust upon their heads, and lie down in the ashes.

Revelation 18:19

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and wailing, and said, 'Alas, Alas, that great city wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by the reason of her costliness, for at one hour is she made desolate.'

Dust » Put on the head in mourning

Joshua 7:6

And Joshua rent his clothes and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, both he and the elders of Israel; and put earth upon their heads.

Job 2:12

So when they lift up their eyes afar off, they knew him not. Then they cried, and wept: then every one of them rent his clothes, and sprinkled dust upon their heads in the air.

2 Samuel 15:30

And David went up on Mount Olivet and wept as he went, and had his head covered and went thereto barefoot. And all the people that was with him, had every man his head covered, and as they went, wept also.

1 Samuel 4:12

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the array and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and earth upon his head.

More verses: 2 Samuel 1:2

Dust » Thrown or shaken off in anger

Acts 13:51

And they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

Dust » Shaking from feet

Acts 13:51

And they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

Dust » Casting of, in anger

2 Samuel 16:13

And thus as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him and cast dust.

Topics on Dust

Creatures Returning To Dust

Ecclesiastes 3:20

They go all unto one place, for as they be all of dust, so shall they all turn unto dust again.

Dust On The Head

Revelation 18:19

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and wailing, and said, 'Alas, Alas, that great city wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by the reason of her costliness, for at one hour is she made desolate.'

Numerous As Dust

Genesis 28:14

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: And thou shalt spread abroad: west, east, north and south. And through thee and thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Wiping Dust

Luke 9:5

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet, for a testimony against them."

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