Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
Into dust again
Bible References
Thou hast
Genesis 2:7
Jehovah God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The man became a living being.
Genesis 3:19
You will eat your food by the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground. You came from the ground. For dust you are and to dust you will return.
Isaiah 45:9
Does a clay pot dare argue with its maker, a pot that is like all the others? Does the clay ask the potter what he is doing? Does the pot complain that its maker has no skill?
Isaiah 64:8
But now, Jehovah, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.
Jeremiah 18:6
Nation of Israel, can I do with you as this potter does with clay? Nation of Israel, You are in my hands like the clay in the potter's hands.
Into dust again
Job 17:14
If I say to the pit: You are my father! And to the worm: You are my mother and sister!
Psalm 22:15
My power is dried up like pieces of broken pottery. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me down in the dust of death.
Psalm 90:3
You turn men back into dust and say: Return, O sons of men!
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was. The spirit (life) will return to God who gave it.
Romans 9:21
Or does the potter not have authority over the clay? Can he make out of the same lump one vessel to honor, and another for common use? (Jeremiah 18:6)