Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
the Earth » Man » Shall return to
By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."
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Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.
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false Confidence » In man
No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.
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When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and begged its great king for help. But he will not be able to heal you! He cannot cure your wound!
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Ephraim has been like a dove, easily deceived and lacking discernment. They called to Egypt for help; they turned to Assyria for protection.
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Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
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Stop trusting in human beings, whose life's breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
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The Lord says, "I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the Lord.
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It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people.
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Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.