Genesis 3:14 meaning and explanation
So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:14, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
God speaks these words to the serpent, not to the man or the woman, and they open the judgments that follow the couple's disobedience. The curse singles out this creature from all livestock and wild animals, lowering it to crawl on its belly and eat dust, an image of complete defeat in the ancient world.
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