Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Cross-reference
In Genesis 3:1, the serpent's superior craftiness among beasts is what made it the tempter — explaining why God singles it out for this unique curse.
In Genesis 4:11, Cain is likewise 'cursed from the ground' — another divine curse pronouncement after sin, with the earth itself playing a role.
In Isaiah 65:25, 'dust shall be the serpent's food' directly echoes this curse, preserving the serpent's judgment even within the new creation vision.
In Micah 7:17, enemies 'lick the dust like a serpent' — explicitly invoking this curse's imagery to picture nations humiliated before God.
In Numbers 21:6, God sends fiery serpents to bite and kill — the cursed creature becomes an instrument of divine judgment against rebellious Israel.
In Psalm 72:9, enemies 'lick the dust' — a posture of humiliation echoing the serpent condemned to crawl and eat dust.
In Isaiah 29:4, Jerusalem is brought low, speaking 'from the dust' — echoing the serpent's condemnation to crawl upon the ground.