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

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

Jehovah God commanded the man: You are free to eat from any tree in the garden.

I gave them this command: 'Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. You will walk in all the way that I command you that it may be well with you.'

Cursed

He named him Noah. He said: He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground Jehovah has cursed.

It is vain to work hard for the food you eat by getting up early and going to bed late. Jehovah gives food to those he loves while they sleep.

Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

I looked at all the works my hands accomplished. I saw everything I had worked to do. I saw that all was vanity and grasping for the wind. It was to no purpose for there was no profit under the sun.

The inhabitants of the earth pollute the earth. They transgress laws and violate statutes. They break the everlasting covenant.

For the creation was subject to corruption, not by it's own will but by reason of the one who subjected it on the basis of hope.

In sorrow

Affliction does not come from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

Man born of woman, lives a short life that is full of trouble.

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does calamity come upon them? How often does God distribute pains and sorrow in his anger?

Your anger consumes us. We are troubled by your rage.

What does a man get for all his work, and for the desire of his heart with which he has done his work under the sun?

All his days he eats in darkness. He has much sorrow and anger with his sickness.

I spoke to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you have tribulation. Be of good cheer for I have conquered the world!

General references

Some seed fell among the thorns. The thorns grew up and choked it so it could yield no fruit.