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 • Apr. 16, 2021

I told thee once, Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta

"Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return ..." she was mentally repeating the words of the canticles.

From Yama: the pit by Guerney, Bernard Guilbert

Upon our first parents, for transgressing the law, he pronounced all the miseries of life, and uttered the closing sentence, "Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return."

From Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation by Dods, John Bovee

"Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return" is the final climax of the penalty.

From From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography by Ashley, George T.