'Earth' in the Bible

My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

So I cry to you, Lord, declaring, "You are my refuge, my only possession while I am on this earth."

For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

He gives [to the earth] snow like [a blanket of] wool;He scatters the frost like ashes.

Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

What does a man gain from all of the work that he undertakes on earth?

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

Whatever has happened, will happen again; whatever has been done, will be done again. There is nothing new on earth.

I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.

I observed every activity done on earth. My conclusion: all of it is pointless like chasing after the wind.

I thought deeply about the effects of indulging myself with wine (all the while my mind was guiding me with wisdom) and the effects of behaving foolishly, so that I might discover what is profitable for people to do on earth during the few days of their lives.

Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had labored so hard to complete and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth.

So I hated life, because whatever is done on earth causes me trouble it's all pointless, like chasing after the wind.

Then I despised everything I had worked for on earth, that is, the things that I will leave to the person who will succeed me.

And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Either way, he will take possession of everything that I have done on earth, especially where I have excelled. This also is pointless.

So I came to be in despair about everything I had accomplished on earth.

For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?

For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.

Better than both of them is someone who has not yet been born, because he hasn't experienced evil on earth.

Then I turned to re-examine something else that is pointless on earth:

I observed everyone who lives and walks on earth, along with the youth who will take the king's place.

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,

Look! I observed that it is good and prudent to eat, drink, and enjoy all that is good of a person's work that he does on earth during the limited days of his life, which God gives him, for this is his allotment.

There exists another misfortune that I have observed on earth, and it is a heavy burden upon human beings:

Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life -- during the few days of his fleeting life -- for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

I observed all this, and carefully considered everything that is undertaken on earth, especially the time when someone dominates another to his detriment.

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

So then I recommended enjoyment of life, because it is better on earth for a man to eat, drink, and be happy, since this will stay with him throughout his struggle all the days of his life, which God grants him on earth.

When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

I saw all of it as the activity of God. Frankly, a human being cannot understand what happens on earth, because however hard a man works to discover it, he will not find out. Despite what he thinks he knows, he will not be able to figure it out.

There is a tragedy that infects everything that happens on earth: a common event happens to everyone. In fact, the hearts of human beings are full of evil. Madness remains in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead.

Furthermore, their love, their hate, and their envy have been long lost. Never again will they have a part in what happens on earth.

Find joy in living with your wife whom you love every day of your pointless life that God gave you on earth, because this is your life assignment and your work to do on earth.

I considered and observed on earth the following: The race doesn't go to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor food to the wise, nor wealth to the smart, nor recognition to the skilled. Instead, timing and circumstances meet them all.

I also observed this example of wisdom on earth, and it seemed important to me:

Here's another tragedy that I've observed on earth, a kind of error that comes from an overseer:

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

And lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the earth she sitteth!

In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

And after working the earth of it with a spade, he took away its stones, and put in it a very special vine; and he put up a watchtower in the middle of it, hollowing out in the rock a place for the grape-crushing; and he was hoping that it would give the best grapes, but it gave common grapes.

And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with the spade; but blackberries and thorns will come up in it: and I will give orders to the clouds not to send rain on it.

Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

and they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. And if one look upon the earth, behold darkness and distress, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

And even if there is still a tenth part in it, it will again be burned, like a tree of the woods whose broken end is still in the earth after the tree has been cut down (the holy seed is the broken end).

Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.

And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

Indeed every boot that marches and shakes the earth and every garment dragged through blood is used as fuel for the fire.