Psalm 90:3


You turn man back to dust,
And say, “Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!”

Genesis 3:19


“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

Job 34:14-15


“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,

Psalm 104:29


You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Genesis 6:6-7

The Lord regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart.

Numbers 14:35

I, the Lord, have spoken. I will most certainly do this to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed [by war, disease, and plagues], and here they shall die.’”

Job 12:10


In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?

Psalm 146:4


When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

General references

Bible References

Thou

Psalm 104:29

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
Psalm 146:4

When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth;
In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.
Genesis 3:19

“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 6:6
The Lord regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart.
Numbers 14:35
I, the Lord, have spoken. I will most certainly do this to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed [by war, disease, and plagues], and here they shall die.’”
Job 12:10

In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?
Job 34:14

“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,
Ecclesiastes 12:7
then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

General references

Job 10:5

‘Are Your days as the days of a mortal,
Are Your years as man’s years,