Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the LORD God said unto 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:
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Bible References
Thou art
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals Jehovah God had made. He said to the woman: Did God really say, you must not eat from any tree in the garden?
Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds the blood of man will have his blood shed by man. For man was made in the image of God.
Exodus 21:28
If an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall surely be stoned and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall go unpunished.
Leviticus 20:25
That is why you must make a difference between animals and birds that I have said are clean and unclean. This will keep you from becoming disgusting to me.
Dust
Psalm 72:9
Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
Isaiah 29:4
From deep in the earth, you will call out for help. Your voice will sound like a mumble (indistinct voice) from out of the dust. It will be faint like a whisper.
Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the bull, but dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on my entire holy mountain, Jehovah proclaims.
Micah 7:17
They will lick up the dust like a serpent. They will come trembling out of their hole like crawling things of the earth. They will approach Jehovah our God with fear and be afraid because of you.
General references
Genesis 4:11
Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Numbers 21:6
Jehovah sent poisonous snakes among the people. They bit the people, and many of the Israelites died.