Romans 8:20

For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope

Genesis 3:17-19

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 toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Genesis 5:29

and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.

Genesis 6:13

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Job 12:6-10

The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly .

Ecclesiastes 1:2

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

Isaiah 24:5-6

The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.

Jeremiah 12:11

They have made it a desolation; it mourneth unto me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.

Jeremiah 14:5-6

Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young , because there is no grass.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

Joel 1:18

How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

Romans 8:22

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

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Summary

For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

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The creature

Romans 8:22
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Genesis 3:17
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 toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 5:29
and he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.
Genesis 6:13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Job 12:6
The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly .
Isaiah 24:5
The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.
Jeremiah 12:4
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.
Jeremiah 14:5
Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young , because there is no grass.
Hosea 4:3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Joel 1:18
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

General references

Genesis 7:21
And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both birds, and cattle, and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

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