Romans 8:20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

For the creation was subjected  to futility   #– #not willingly, but because of him who subjected it   #– #in the hope

Cross References

Genesis 5:29

And he named him Noah,  saying, ‘This one will bring us relief from the agonising labour of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.’

Romans 8:22

For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labour pains  until now.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? Because of the evil of its residents, animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, ‘He cannot see what our end will be.’  ,

Hosea 4:3

For this reason the land mourns, and everyone who lives in it languishes, along with the wild animals  and the birds of the sky; even the fish of the sea disappear.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

‘Absolute futility,’ says the Teacher. ‘Absolute futility. Everything is futile.’

Genesis 6:13

Then God said to Noah, ‘I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

Joel 1:18

How the animals groan! The herds of cattle wander in confusion since they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep and goats suffer punishment.

Jeremiah 12:11

They have made it a desolation. It mourns, desolate, before me. All the land is desolate, but no one takes it to heart.

Romans 8:24

Now in this hope  we were saved, but hope  that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?