Romans 8:20

for the creature has been made subject to vanity, not of its will, but by reason of him who has subjected the same, in hope

Genesis 3:17-19

And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed be the ground on thy account; with toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed.

Genesis 6:13

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

Job 12:6-10

The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand +God bringeth.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

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

Isaiah 24:5-6

And the land is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; for they have violated the laws, changed the statute, broken the everlasting covenant.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of all the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts and the birds perish; for they say, He will not see our end.

Jeremiah 12:11

they have made it a desolation; desolate, it mourneth unto me: the whole land is made desolate, for no man layeth it to heart.

Jeremiah 14:5-6

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

Hosea 4:3

For this shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl 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 bewildered, for they have no pasture; the flocks of sheep also are in suffering.

Romans 8:22

For we know that the whole creation groans together and travails 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 groans together and travails in pain together until now.
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed be the ground on thy account; with toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 5:29
And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed.
Genesis 6:13
And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Job 12:6
The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand +God bringeth.
Isaiah 24:5
And the land is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; for they have violated the laws, changed the statute, broken the everlasting covenant.
Jeremiah 12:4
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of all the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts and the birds perish; for they say, He will not see our end.
Jeremiah 14:5
For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh its young, because there is no grass.
Hosea 4:3
For this shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl 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 bewildered, for they have no pasture; the flocks of sheep also are in suffering.

General references

Genesis 7:21
And all flesh that moved on the earth expired, fowl as well as cattle, and beasts, and all crawling things which crawl on the earth, and all mankind:
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity.