Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

Bible References

Hidest

Psalm 30:7
LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong; thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
Job 13:24
Why dost thou hide thy face, and hold me for thine enemy?
Job 34:29
When he gives rest, who then can make trouble? If he hides his face, who then can behold him? This applies to a nation and the same to a man,
Romans 8:20
For the creatures were subjected to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who has subjected them,

Thou takest

Psalm 146:4
His spirit shall go forth, he shall return to his earth; in that very day all his thoughts shall perish.
Job 34:14
If he were to set his heart upon man and gather unto himself his spirit and his breath,
Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it was before and the spirit returns unto God who gave it.
Acts 17:25
neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he gives to all life and breath and all things

Return

Psalm 90:3
Thou dost turn unto man until he is broken and thou saith, Become converted, ye sons of Adam.
Genesis 3:19
in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread until thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.