Genesis 3:17

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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

And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.

And the LORD God commanded Adam, saying, "Of all the trees of the garden see thou eat:

but this I commanded them, saying, 'Hearken and obey my voice, and I shall be your God, and ye shall be my people: so that ye walk in all the ways, which I have commanded you, that ye may prosper.'

Cursed

and called him Noah, saying, "This same shall comfort us: as concerning our work and sorrow of our hands which we have about the earth that the LORD hath cursed."

It is but lost labour that ye rise up early, and take no rest, but eat the bread of carefulness; for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

All is but vanity - sayeth the Preacher - all is but plain vanity.

But when I considered all the works that my hands had wrought, and all the labours that I had taken therein: Lo, all was vanity and vexation of mind, and nothing of any value under the Sun.

For the earth is corrupt of her indwellers. For why? They have offended the law, changed the ordinances, and broken the everlasting covenant.

because the creatures are subdued to vanity against their will: but for his will which subdueth them in hope.

In sorrow

"It is not the earth that bringeth forth travail, neither cometh sorrow out of the ground;

Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of divers miseries.

"How oft shall the candle of the wicked be put out? How oft cometh their destruction upon them? Oh what sorrow shall God give them for their part in his wrath!

For we consume away in thy displeasure, and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation.

For what getteth a man of all the labor and travail of his mind, that he taketh under the Sun,

All the days of his life also must he eat in the dark, with great carefulness, sickness and sorrow.

These words have I spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. For in the world shall ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

General references

And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, so that it gave no fruit.