Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return

Cultural  

1. In the Book of Genesis, words that God spoke to Adam in casting him and Eve out of the Garden of Eden. In saying this, God reminded Adam that he had been made from “the dust of the ground” and confirmed that Adam and Eve had brought death upon themselves by disobeying him and eating the forbidden fruit. (See Fall of Man.)

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Example Sentences

Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

From Washington Times

If “dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return”, the Bible offers little guidance about how – and where – this final reconstitution should occur in the modern age of cremation.

From The Guardian

In Genesis Adam was doomed to "return unto the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

From Project Gutenberg

Go forth into the nether world; "for dust Thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

From Project Gutenberg

"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground: for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

From Project Gutenberg