You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground, since you were taken from it. For you are dust, and you will return to dust.’
A pronouncement: The word of the Lord concerning Israel. A declaration of the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundation of the earth, and formed the spirit of man within him.
But Moses and Aaron fell face down and said, ‘God, God who gives breath to all, , when one man sins, will you vent your wrath on the whole community? ’
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, , was captured in their traps. We had said about him, ‘We will live under his protection among the nations.’
I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’