Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” New Living Translation You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!” English Standard Version You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!” Berean Standard Bible You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.” King James Bible Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. New King James Version You turn man to destruction, And say, “Return, O children of men.” New American Standard Bible You turn mortals back into dust And say, “Return, you sons of mankind.” NASB 1995 You turn man back into dust And say, “Return, O children of men.” NASB 1977 Thou dost turn man back into dust, And dost say, “Return, O children of men.” Legacy Standard Bible You turn man back into dust And say, “Return, O sons of men.” Amplified Bible You turn man back to dust, And say, “Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!” Christian Standard Bible You return mankind to the dust, saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.” Holman Christian Standard Bible You return mankind to the dust, saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.” American Standard Version Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men. Contemporary English Version At your command we die and turn back to dust, English Revised Version Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. GOD'S WORD® Translation You turn mortals back into dust and say, "Return, descendants of Adam." Good News Translation You tell us to return to what we were; you change us back to dust. International Standard Version You return people to dust merely by saying, "Return, you mortals!" Majority Standard Bible You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.” NET Bible You make mankind return to the dust, and say, "Return, O people!" New Heart English Bible You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you descendants of Adam." Webster's Bible Translation Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. World English Bible You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou turn man to a bruised thing, "" And say, Return, you sons of men. Young's Literal Translation Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men. Smith's Literal Translation Thou wilt turn man even to crushing, and thou wilt say, Turn back, ye sons of man. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTurn not man away to be brought low: and thou hast said: Be converted, O ye sons of men. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible You turn humanity back into dust, saying, “Return, you children of Adam!” New Revised Standard Version You turn us back to dust, and say, “Turn back, you mortals.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because you have turned man unto humility and you have said, "Return children of men.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou turnest man to contrition; And sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Turn not man back to his low place, whereas thou saidst, Return, ye sons of men? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Sing of His Love Forever…2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. 3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.” 4For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.… Cross References Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” Ecclesiastes 12:7 before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Job 34:15 all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust. Genesis 18:27 Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes— 1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. Job 10:9 Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 1 Corinthians 15:21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. 1 Corinthians 15:45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit. Romans 9:21 Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? Job 4:19 how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth! Treasury of Scripture You turn man to destruction; and say, Return, you children of men. thou Psalm 104:29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Psalm 146:4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Genesis 3:19 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. return ye children of men. Jump to Previous Bruised Children Destruction Dust Makest Mortal Turn TurnestJump to Next Bruised Children Destruction Dust Makest Mortal Turn TurnestPsalm 90 1. Moses, setting forth God's providence3. Complains of human fragility 7. Divine chastisement 10. and brevity of life 12. He prays for the knowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence. You return man to dust This phrase begins with the acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over human life and mortality. The Hebrew word for "dust" is "עָפָר" (afar), which is reminiscent of Genesis 3:19, where God tells Adam, "For dust you are, and to dust you shall return." This connection underscores the transient nature of human life and the reality of death as a consequence of sin. The imagery of returning to dust serves as a humbling reminder of our origins and the ultimate authority of God over creation. It calls believers to live with an awareness of their mortality and dependence on God. saying, Return, O sons of men The LXX. suggest as the true reading, "Turn not man to dust, but say rather," &c. Verse 3. - Thou turnest man to destruction; or, "to dust" (comp. Genesis 3:19). And sayest, Return, ye children of men; i.e. "return once more, and replenish the earth." There may be an allusion to the destruction of mankind by the Deluge, and the repeopling of the earth by the descendants of Noah, as Dr. Kay supposes; or the meaning may be that God is continually bringing one generation of men to an end. and then setting up another, having the same control over human life that he has over inanimate nature (ver. 2).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You returnתָּשֵׁ֣ב (tā·šêḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again man אֱ֭נוֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while dust דַּכָּ֑א (dak·kā) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1793: Contrite and say, וַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Return, שׁ֣וּבוּ (šū·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again O sons בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of mortals.” אָדָֽם׃ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Links Psalm 90:3 NIVPsalm 90:3 NLT Psalm 90:3 ESV Psalm 90:3 NASB Psalm 90:3 KJV Psalm 90:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 90:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 90:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 90:3 French Bible Psalm 90:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 90:3 You turn man to destruction saying Return (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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