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James P. Boyd
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(storm breath). Symbol of mourning (
Josh. 7:6
6
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. (Joshua 7:6)
;
Isa. 47:1
1
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. (Isaiah 47:1)
); feebleness (
Gen. 18:27
27
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: (Genesis 18:27)
;
Job 30:19
19
He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. (Job 30:19)
); countless numbers (
Gen. 13:16
16
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. (Genesis 13:16)
); low condition (
1 Sam. 2:8
8
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. (1 Samuel 2:8)
); rage (
2 Sam. 16:13
13
And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. (2 Samuel 16:13)
;
Acts 22:23
23
And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, (Acts 22:23)
); renunciation (
Matt. 10:14
14
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. (Matthew 10:14)
;
Mark 6:11
11
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. (Mark 6:11)
;
Acts 13:51
51
But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. (Acts 13:51)
). A sand storm (
Deut. 28:24
24
The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. (Deuteronomy 28:24)
).
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