Genesis 3:14

Overview - Genesis 3
The serpent deceives Eve.
Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin and misery.
God arraigns them.
14 The serpent is cursed.
15 The promised seed.
16 The punishment of mankind.
21 Their first clothing.
22 Their expulsion from paradise.
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Genesis 3:14  (King James Version)
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
 


thou art
1 ; 9:6 Exodus 21:28-32 ; Leviticus 20:25

dust
Psalms 72:9 ; Isaiah 29:4 ; 65:25 Micah 7:17