In Romans 8:19, creation waits eagerly; in 8:22 it groans — the same groaning and waiting link together.

Jeremiah 12:4 directly links the land mourning to human wickedness — the same cause for creation's groaning in Romans 8:22.

Joel 1:18 depicts beasts groaning in distress — the same verb and imagery Paul uses for all creation's travail.

Leviticus 18:25 personifies the land vomiting out its inhabitants due to uncleanness — like creation groaning in response to sin.

Jeremiah 12:11 personifies the land mourning over desolation — just as creation groans here over its subjection to futility.

Leviticus 18:28 repeats the land-vomiting warning — same personification of the land reacting to moral defilement.