Gen 3:18 | MHM | STEP | v. 18 : The curse means that the ground will now grow thorns and thistles. These plants are a symbol of how sin has made life harder. Adam will now have to eat the “herb of the field,” meaning his food will be simple and he will have to work for it, like the animals do (Job 39:6; Ps. 68:6 ). The pleasure and ease of life in Eden are gone.

‏ Genesis 3:18

v. 18: The curse means that the ground will now grow thorns and thistles. These plants are a symbol of how sin has made life harder. Adam will now have to eat the “herb of the field,” meaning his food will be simple and he will have to work for it, like the animals do (Job 39:6; Ps. 68:6 ^a). The pleasure and ease of life in Eden are gone.