Verse 20

For{G1063} the creation{G2937} was subjected{G5293} to vanity,{G3153} not{G3756} of{G1223} its own will, but{G235} by reason of{G1223} him who subjected{G5293} it, in{G1909} hope{G1680}

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 3:17-19 : 17 And unto Adam{H121} he said,{H559} Because thou hast hearkened{H8085} unto the voice{H6963} of thy wife,{H802} and hast eaten{H398} of the tree,{H6086} of which{H834} I commanded thee,{H6680} saying,{H559} Thou shalt not eat{H398} of it: cursed{H779} is the ground{H127} for thy sake; in toil{H6093} shalt thou eat{H398} of it all{H3605} the days{H3117} of thy life;{H2416} 18 thorns also{H6975} and thistles{H1863} shall it bring forth{H6779} to thee; and thou shalt eat{H398} the herb{H6212} of the field;{H7704} 19 in the sweat{H2188} of thy face{H639} shalt thou eat{H398} bread,{H3899} till{H5704} thou return{H7725} unto the ground;{H127} for out of it wast thou taken:{H3947} for dust{H6083} thou{H859} art, and unto dust{H6083} shalt thou return.{H7725}
  • Gen 5:29 : 29 and he called{H7121} his name{H8034} Noah,{H5146} saying,{H559} This same shall comfort{H5162} us in our work{H4639} and in the toil{H6093} of our hands,{H3027} [which cometh] because{H4480} of the ground{H127} which Jehovah{H3068} hath cursed.{H779}
  • Gen 6:13 : 13 And God{H430} said{H559} unto Noah,{H5146} The end{H7093} of all flesh{H1320} is come{H935} before me;{H6440} for the earth{H776} is filled with{H4390} violence{H2555} through them;{H6440} and, behold, I will destroy{H7843} them with{H854} the earth.{H776}
  • Job 12:6-9 : 6 The tents{H168} of robbers{H7703} prosper,{H7951} And they that provoke{H7264} God{H410} are secure;{H987} Into whose hand{H3027} God{H433} bringeth{H935} [abundantly]. 7 But{H199} ask{H7592} now the beasts,{H929} and they shall teach{H3384} thee; And the birds{H5775} of the heavens,{H8064} and they shall tell{H5046} thee: 8 Or speak{H7878} to the earth,{H776} and it shall teach{H3384} thee; And the fishes{H1709} of the sea{H3220} shall declare{H5608} unto thee. 9 Who knoweth{H3045} not in all these, That the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} hath wrought{H6213} this, 10 In whose hand{H3027} is the soul{H5315} of every living thing,{H2416} And the breath{H7307} of all mankind?{H376}
  • Eccl 1:2 : 2 Vanity{H1892} of vanities,{H1892} saith{H559} the Preacher;{H6953} vanity{H1892} of vanities,{H1892} all is vanity.{H1892}
  • Isa 24:5-6 : 5 The earth{H776} also is polluted{H2610} under the inhabitants{H3427} thereof; because they have transgressed{H5674} the laws,{H8451} violated{H2498} the statutes,{H2706} broken{H6565} the everlasting{H5769} covenant.{H1285} 6 Therefore hath the curse{H423} devoured{H398} the earth,{H776} and they that dwell{H3427} therein are found guilty:{H816} therefore the inhabitants{H3427} of the earth{H776} are burned,{H2787} and few{H4213} men{H582} left.{H7604}
  • Jer 12:4 : 4 How long shall the land{H776} mourn,{H56} and the herbs{H6212} of the whole country{H7704} wither?{H3001} for the wickedness{H7451} of them that dwell{H3427} therein, the beasts{H929} are consumed,{H5595} and the birds;{H5775} because they said,{H559} He shall not see{H7200} our latter end.{H319}
  • Jer 12:11 : 11 They have made{H7760} it a desolation;{H8076} it mourneth{H56} unto me, being desolate;{H8077} the whole land{H776} is made desolate,{H8074} because no man{H376} layeth{H7760} it to heart.{H3820}
  • Jer 14:5-6 : 5 Yea, the hind{H365} also in the field{H7704} calveth,{H3205} and forsaketh{H5800} [her young], because there is no grass.{H1877} 6 And the wild asses{H6501} stand{H5975} on the bare heights,{H8205} they pant{H7602} for air{H7307} like jackals;{H8577} their eyes{H5869} fail,{H3615} because there is no herbage.{H6212}
  • Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore shall the land{H776} mourn,{H56} and every one that dwelleth{H3427} therein shall languish,{H535} with the beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704} and the birds{H5775} of the heavens;{H8064} yea, the fishes{H1709} of the sea{H3220} also shall be taken away.{H622}
  • Joel 1:18 : 18 How do the beasts{H929} groan!{H584} the herds{H5739} of cattle{H1241} are perplexed,{H943} because they have no pasture;{H4829} yea, the flocks{H5739} of sheep{H6629} are made desolate.{H816}
  • Rom 8:22 : 22 For{G1063} we know{G1492} that{G3754} the whole{G3956} creation{G2937} groaneth{G4959} and{G2532} travaileth in pain together{G4944} until{G891} now.{G3568}