Genesis 3:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

And hast

Genesis 3:6

Genesis 2:16

Jeremiah 7:23

Cursed

In sorrow

John 16:33

General references

Mark 4:7

Bible References

And hast

When the woman saw that the tree produced good food, was attractive in appearance, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. Then she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate some, too.

The LORD God commanded the man: "You may freely eat from every tree of the garden,

but I did give them this command: "Obey me and I'll be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you so it will go well for you.'

Cursed

whom he named Noah, because he said, "May this one comfort us from our work, from pain that is caused by our manual labor, and from the ground that the LORD has cursed."

It is useless to get up early and to stay up late, eating the food of exhausting labor truly he gives sleep to those he loves.

"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Absolutely pointless; everything is pointless."

Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had labored so hard to complete and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth.

The earth lies defiled beneath its inhabitants; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.

because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty

In sorrow

For wickedness doesn't crop up from dust, nor does trouble sprout out of the ground;

Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble.

"How often do the wicked have their lights put out? Does calamity ever fall on them? Will God in his anger ever apportion their destruction?

Indeed, we are consumed by your anger and terrified by your wrath.

For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?

Furthermore, all his days he lives in darkness with great sorrow, anger, and affliction.

I have told you this so that through me you may have peace. In the world you'll have trouble, but be courageous I've overcome the world!"

General references

Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes came up and choked them out, and they didn't produce anything.