- the creature:
- "Forª we knowª° thatª the wholeª creationª groanethª° andª travaileth in pain togetherª° untilª now.ª" {Rom 8:22} + "And unto Adamª he said,ª° Because¹ thou hast hearkenedª° unto the voiceª of thy wife,ª and hast eatenª° of¹ the tree,ª of whichª I commanded¹ thee,²° saying,ª° Thou shalt not¹ eatª° of¹ it: cursedª° [is] the groundª for thy sake;¹ in sorrowª shalt thou eatª° [of] it allª the daysª of thy life;ª ... In the sweatª of thy faceª shalt thou eatª° bread,ª tillª thou returnª° unto¹ the ground;ª for¹ out of¹ it wast thou taken:ª° for¹ dustª thouª [art], and unto¹ dustª shalt thou return.ª°" {Gen 3:17-19} + "And he calledª°¹ his nameª Noah,ª saying,ª° This¹ [same] shall comfortª° us concerning our workª¹ and toilª¹ of our hands,ª because² of¹ the groundª which¹ the LORDª hath cursed.ª°" {Gen 5:29} + "And Godª saidª° unto Noah,ª The endª of all¹ fleshª is comeª° before¹ me;² for¹ the earthª is filled¹ with²° violenceª through them;ª¹ and, behold,¹ I will destroyª° them withª the earth.ª" {Gen 6:13} + "The tabernaclesª of robbersª° prosper,ª° and they that provokeª° Godª are secure;ª into whose¹ handª Godª bringethª° [abundantly]. ... In whose¹ handª [is] the soulª of every¹ living thing,ª and the breathª of all¹ mankind.ªª" {Job 12:6-10} + "The earthª also is defiledª° under¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof; because¹ they have transgressedª° the laws,ª changedª° the ordinance,ª brokenª° the everlastingª covenant.ª ... Therefore¹¹ hath the curseª devouredª° the earth,ª and they that dwellª° therein are desolate:ª° therefore¹¹ the inhabitantsª° of the earthª are burned,ª° and fewª menª left.ª°" {Isa 24:5-6} + "How long¹¹ shall the landª mourn,ª° and the herbsª of every¹ fieldª wither,ª° for the wickednessª¹ of them that dwellª° therein? the beastsª are consumed,ª° and the birds;ª because¹ they said,ª° He shall not¹ seeª°¹ our last end.ª" {Jer 12:4} + "They have madeª° it desolate,²¹ [and being] desolate²¹ it mournethª° unto¹ me; the whole¹ landª is made¹ desolate,ª° because¹ no¹ manª layethª° [it] to¹ heart.ª" {Jer 12:11} + "Yea,¹ the hindª also calvedª° in the field,ª and forsookª° [it], because¹ there was¹ no¹ grass.ª ... And the wild assesª did standª° in¹ the high places,ª they snuffed upª° the windª like dragons;ª their eyesª did fail,ª° because¹ [there was] no¹ grass.ª" {Jer 14:5-6} + "Therefore¹¹ shall the landª mourn,ª° and every one¹ that dwellethª° therein shall languish,ª° with the beastsª of the field,ª and with the fowlsª of heaven;ª yea, the fishesª of the seaª also¹ shall be taken away.ª°" {Hsa 4:3} + "How¹ do the beastsª groan!ª° the herdsª of cattleª are perplexed,ª° because¹ they have no¹ pasture;ª yea,¹ the flocksª of sheepª are made desolate.ª°" {Jol 1:18}
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