14 occurrences

'Dust' in the Bible

Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleOvertakingPsalm Interjectionsrelentless

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

Verse ConceptsGrinding PeopleMarshesdustcrushes

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Verse ConceptsTongueFeverThings Stuck TogetherCreatures Returning To DustGod KillingGod Killing Individuals

All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

Verse ConceptsBanquets, Events CelebratedKneelingMortalityGod Opposes The Prouddust

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

Verse ConceptsGoing Down To The PitCreatures Returning To DustNot Praising Goddust

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.

Verse ConceptsBody

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; And his enemies shall lick the dust.

Verse ConceptsBowingEarth, God's GloryStomachsLiving In The WildernessBowing Before Messiah

He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:

Verse ConceptsNumerous As DustQuailSand And Gravel

O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.

Verse ConceptsWicked Described AsLight As ChaffWeed

For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeFace Of GodChaosCreatures Returning To DustDeath Of CreaturesGod Hiding

DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.

Verse ConceptsInferiorityBible, In Christian LivingEncouragement In LifeRevivingrevival

Bible Theasaurus

Corpse (43 instances)
Debris (7 instances)
Disperse (14 instances)
Feather (1 instance)
Powder (17 instances)
Rubble (27 instances)
Scatter (87 instances)
Sprinkle (39 instances)

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