Genesis 3:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So the LORD God said to the snake: “Because of what you have done, you will be the only animal to suffer this curse— for as long as you live, you will crawl on your stomach and eat dust.

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

The snake was more cunning than any of the other wild animals that the LORD God had made. One day it came to the woman and asked, “Did God tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?”

Genesis 4:11

And so, I'll put you under a curse. Because you killed Abel and made his blood run out on the ground, you will never be able to farm the land again.

Psalm 72:9

Force the desert tribes to accept his rule, and make his enemies crawl in the dust.

Isaiah 29:4

From deep in the earth, you will call out for help with only a faint whisper.

Isaiah 65:25

Wolves and lambs will graze together; lions and oxen will feed on straw. Snakes will eat only dust! They won't bite or harm anyone on my holy mountain. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Leviticus 20:25

That's why you must make a difference between animals and birds that I have said are clean and unclean—this will keep you from becoming disgusting to me.

Micah 7:17

because of their fear of me, your LORD and God. Then they will come trembling, crawling out of their fortresses like insects or snakes, lapping up the dust.