Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,

New American Standard Bible

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food from the earth,

King James Version

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

International Standard Version

He causes grass to sprout for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to produce food from the land,

A Conservative Version

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,

American Standard Version

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,

Amplified


He causes grass to grow for the cattle,
And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man,
So that he may bring food from the earth—

Bible in Basic English

He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;

Darby Translation

He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,

Julia Smith Translation

Causing grass to spring up for the cattle, and the green herb for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth:

King James 2000

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Lexham Expanded Bible

[who] causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,

Modern King James verseion

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for the service of man, to bring forth food out of the earth,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou bringest forth grass for the cattle, and green herbs for the service of men.

NET Bible

He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

New Heart English Bible

He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth:

The Emphasized Bible

Who causeth the grass to shoot forth for the cattle, And the herb, for the service of man, That he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Webster

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

World English Bible

He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth:

Youngs Literal Translation

Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He causeth the grass
חציר 
Chatsiyr 
Usage: 21

to grow
צמח 
Tsamach 
Usage: 33

for the cattle
בּהמה 
B@hemah 
Usage: 190

and herb
עשׂב 
`eseb 
Usage: 33

for the service
עבודה עבדה 
`abodah 
Usage: 146

of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

References

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Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence

13 He waters the mountains from His palace;
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor.
14 He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,
15 wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.


Cross References

Job 28:5

Food may come from the earth,
but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.

Psalm 147:8-9

who covers the sky with clouds,
prepares rain for the earth,
and causes grass to grow on the hills.

Genesis 3:18

It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.

Genesis 9:3

Every living creature will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.

Psalm 136:25

He gives food to every creature.
        His love is eternal.

Genesis 1:11-12

Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:29-30

God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you,

Genesis 2:5

No shrub of the field had yet grown on the land, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not made it rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground.

Genesis 2:9

The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 4:12

If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”

1 Kings 18:5

Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring of water and to every wadi. Perhaps we’ll find grass so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to destroy any cattle.”

Job 38:27

to satisfy the parched wasteland
and cause the grass to sprout?

Psalm 145:15-16

All eyes look to You,
and You give them their food at the proper time.

Jeremiah 14:5-6

Even the doe in the field
gives birth and abandons her fawn
since there is no grass.

Joel 2:22

Don’t be afraid, wild animals,
for the wilderness pastures have turned green,
the trees bear their fruit,
and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.

1 Corinthians 3:7

So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

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