60 Bible Verses about The Earth

How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the evil of those who dwell in it the beasts and the birds are swept away, because they said, "He will not see our latter end."

Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.

"For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be dark; for I have spoken; I have purposed; I have not relented, nor will I turn back."

The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the highest people of the earth languish.

a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.

"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine. Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore. Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness. read more.
He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives; they are forgotten by travelers; they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro. As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. read more.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.

But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!

Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.

Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this.

As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Moses said to him, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD's.

For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof."

And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so. And God made the two great lights--the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night--and the stars.

Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,

And the heavens over your head shall be bronze, and the earth under you shall be iron.

a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.

And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so.

May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine.

I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth."

and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.

the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

The heavens are the LORD's heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.

But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!"

But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD,

Thus says the LORD: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest?

or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.

Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: "I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,

Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:

then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.

He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.

Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.

"You are the LORD, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land.

You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.

He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.

But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth.

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.

Who gave him charge over the earth, and who laid on him the whole world?

The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

The LORD said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it."

Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.

Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. read more.
The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits deep. And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.

For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. "These seven are the eyes of the LORD, which range through the whole earth."

To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan.

And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes!

And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations; then the eternal mountains were scattered; the everlasting hills sank low. His were the everlasting ways.

For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!): "I am the LORD, and there is no other.

"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"

The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.

When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

The mountains quake before him; the hills melt; the earth heaves before him, the world and all who dwell in it.

He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing.

He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.