80 Bible Verses About Environment
Bible verses about Environment
Exploring what the Bible says about the environment reveals a profound truth: creation is a sacred gift, entrusted to our care. Scripture calls us beyond mere existence within nature, urging us toward responsible stewardship. Through verses highlighting God's intricate design and humanity's role as caretakers, we gain insight into the divine intention for our relationship with the earth. Understanding these passages is not just about environmentalism; it's about aligning our hearts with God's heart for His creation, embracing a lifestyle that honors both the Creator and the beautiful world He has provided.
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Deuteronomy 3:29 (KJV)
So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.
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But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again.
So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin.
The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.
The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
And every raven after his kind,
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
So we abode in the valley over against Beth–peor.
But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:
And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there.
The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Every raven after his kind;
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
The Bible's verses on the environment reveal a consistent message of stewardship and reverence for God's creation. From the initial mandate in Genesis to care for the Garden of Eden, to the prophetic warnings against land abuse, and the ultimate vision of a restored creation in Revelation, Scripture highlights humanity's responsibility to protect and nurture the natural world. These verses call us to move beyond mere extraction and consumption, urging a lifestyle of sustainability, mindful resource management, and a deep appreciation for the intrinsic value of all living things. Let these scriptures prompt reflection on our personal impact on the environment and inspire action towards responsible living. Embracing these principles allows us to not only obey God's command but also contribute to a healthier planet for current and future generations, ultimately reflecting His glory in the world around us.