Genesis 3:14-15 — NLT | maBible

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14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.

15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Passage themes

The divine sentence — thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field
Crawling and eating dust — upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat
War declared — I will put enmity between thee and the woman
The devil's children — between thy seed
The promised son — and her seed
Victory over Satan — it shall bruise thy head
The wounded Messiah — thou shalt bruise his heel

Notes and references

Or bruise; also in 3:15b.

Events in this chapter

3.1 — Chute
3.7 — Conséquences chute

Did you know?

Le prix du pardon La Genèse rapporte le premier sacrifice de la Bible : Dieu lui-même habille Adam et Ève de vêtements de peau (Genèse 3:21). Pour couvrir leur honte, un animal a dû mourir. Dès le début, le pardon a un prix, et c'est Dieu qui le paie.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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