45 Bible Verses about dust
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All of them go to one place: all of them originate from dust, and all of them return to dust.
So the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed life into his lungs, and the man became a living being.
You will eat food by the sweat of your brow until you're buried in the ground, because you were taken from it. You're made from dust and you'll return to dust."
The LORD God told the Shining One, "Because you have done this, you are more cursed than all the livestock, and more than all the earth's animals, You'll crawl on your belly and eat dust as long as you live.
"Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
If no one welcomes you or listens to your words, as you leave that house or town, shake its dust off your feet.
He raises the poor up from the dust, he lifts up the needy from the trash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. Indeed the pillars of the earth belong to the LORD, and he has set the world on them.
LORD, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn aside from you will be written in the dust, because they have forsaken the LORD, the spring of living water.
then man's dust will go back to the earth, returning to what it was, and the spirit will return to the God who gave it.
Abraham answered, "Look, even though I am only dust and ashes, I've ventured to speak to my LORD.
"But the hordes of your enemies will become like fine dust, and the hordes of tyrants like flying chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,
and you will be brought down. You will speak from the ground, and your speech will mumble from the dust. Your voice will come ghostlike from the ground, and your speech will whisper from the dust.
Shake yourself from the dust and arise, and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem! Loosen the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
""Please remember that you've made me like clay and you'll return me to dust.
If any place will not welcome you and the people refuse to listen to you, when you leave, shake its dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
They will lick the dust like a serpent; they will crawl from their strongholds like snakes. They will fear the LORD our God. They will be terrified because of you.
The LORD will change the rain on your land to powder and dust. It will come down from the sky until you are exterminated."
All the prosperous people will eat and bow down in submission. All those who are about to go down to the grave will bow down in submission, along with the one who can no longer keep himself alive.
every living thing would die all at once, and mankind would return to dust."
"Look! The nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are reckoned as dust on the scales. Look! He even lifts up the islands like powder!
Just as we have borne the likeness of the man who was made from dust, we will also bear the likeness of the man from heaven.
I pulverized them to powder, like the dust of the earth; I crushed them, stomping on them like mud on a street.
I ground them like wind-swept dust; I emptied them out like dirt in the street.
"As for me, I know that my Vindicator is alive; And he, the Last One, will take his stand on the soil.
When they stop breathing, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans evaporate!
You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly enough to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
The LORD is slow to anger and powerful, and he will never let the guilty go unpunished. The LORD's path is in the windstorm and hurricane; thunderclouds are dust beneath his feet.
buried them in the dust together, and sent them bound to that secret place,
"But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Those who live in the dust will wake up and shout for joy! For your dew is like the dew of dawn, and the earth will give birth to the dead.
He brings down the high fortifications of your walls and lays them low; he will raze them to the ground, right down to the dust.
"Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
"Who has measured the waters of the sea in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens by the width of his hand? Who has enclosed the dust of the earth in a measuring bowl, or weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?
"What profit is there in my death if I go down to the Pit? Can dust worship you? Can it proclaim your faithfulness?"
and trample down the wicked. Indeed, they will become ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I do this," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
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Dust » Man made from
So the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed life into his lungs, and the man became a living being.
You will eat food by the sweat of your brow until you're buried in the ground, because you were taken from it. You're made from dust and you'll return to dust."
then man's dust will go back to the earth, returning to what it was, and the spirit will return to the God who gave it.
every living thing would die all at once, and mankind would return to dust."
Dust » Placed on the head as a sign of grief
At this, Joshua tore his clothes, fell down to the ground on his face before the ark of the LORD until evening he and the leaders of Israel and they covered their heads with dust.
Observing him from a distance, at first they didn't even recognize him, so they raised their voices and burst into tears. They each ripped their robes, threw ashes into the air on their heads,
The leaders of cherished Zion sit silently on the ground; they throw dust on their heads and dress in mourning clothes. The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads in sorrow.
and they will cry so loud you won't be able to make yourself heard! How bitterly they'll cry! They'll throw dust on their heads and wallow in ashes.
Then they threw dust on their heads and shouted while crying and mourning: "How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city, where all who had ships at sea became rich from her wealth, because it has been destroyed in a single hour!
Dust » Put on the head in mourning
At this, Joshua tore his clothes, fell down to the ground on his face before the ark of the LORD until evening he and the leaders of Israel and they covered their heads with dust.
Observing him from a distance, at first they didn't even recognize him, so they raised their voices and burst into tears. They each ripped their robes, threw ashes into the air on their heads,
David then left, going up the Mount of Olives, crying as he went, with his head covered and his feet bare. All of the people who were with him covered their own heads and climbed up the Mount of Olives, crying as they went along.
That very same day, a man who was a descendant of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh, with his garments torn and dirt on his head.
Dust » Thrown or shaken off in anger
If no one welcomes you or listens to your words, as you leave that house or town, shake its dust off your feet.
So Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
Dust » Shaking from feet
If no one welcomes you or listens to your words, as you leave that house or town, shake its dust off your feet.
So Paul and Barnabas shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
Dust » Casting of, in anger
So David and his entourage went on their way, and Shimei walked along the hillside with him, cursing, throwing rocks, and tossing dirt at David as they went along.
Topics on Dust
Creatures From Dust
Genesis 2:7So the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed life into his lungs, and the man became a living being.
Creatures Returning To Dust
Ecclesiastes 3:20All of them go to one place: all of them originate from dust, and all of them return to dust.
Dust On The Head
Revelation 18:19Then they threw dust on their heads and shouted while crying and mourning: "How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city, where all who had ships at sea became rich from her wealth, because it has been destroyed in a single hour!
Dust, Figurative Use
Genesis 3:19You will eat food by the sweat of your brow until you're buried in the ground, because you were taken from it. You're made from dust and you'll return to dust."
Dust, Literal Use
Genesis 2:7So the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed life into his lungs, and the man became a living being.
Numerous As Dust
Genesis 28:14Your descendants are going to become like the dust of the earth and spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.
Wiping Dust
Luke 9:5if people don't welcome you, when you leave that city, shake its dust off your feet as a testimony against them."