Parallel Verses
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,
New American Standard Bible
And
So that
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;
Holman Bible
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from 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 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,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
13 He waters the hills from His upper rooms; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. 14 He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for the service of man, to bring forth food out of the earth, 15 and wine cheers the heart of man, and oil makes his face shine, and bread sustains the heart of man.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 28:5
As to the earth, out of it comes bread; and underneath it is turned up like fire.
Psalm 147:8-9
who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
Genesis 3:18
It shall also bring forth thorns and thistles to you, and you shall eat the herb of the field.
Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herb.
Psalm 136:25
Who gives food to all flesh; for His mercy endures forever.
Genesis 1:11-12
And God said, Let the earth bring forth tender sprouts (the herb seeding seed and the fruit tree producing fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself) upon the earth; and it was so.
Genesis 1:29-30
And God said, Behold! I have given you every herb seeding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree seeding seed; to you it shall be for food.
Genesis 2:5
And every shrub of the field was not yet on the earth, and every plant of the field had not yet sprung up, for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food. The tree of life also was in the middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 4:12
When you till the ground, it will not again give its strength to you. And you shall be a vagabond and a fugitive in the earth.
1 Kings 18:5
And Ahab said to Obadiah, Go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all the torrents. Perhaps we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, so that we do not lose all the animals.
Job 38:27
to satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the source of grass to spring forth?
Psalm 145:15-16
The eyes of all wait on You; and You give them their food in due season.
Jeremiah 14:5-6
Yea, the doe also calved in the field and forsook it, because there was no grass.
Joel 2:22
Do not be afraid, beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness grow green; for the tree bears its fruit, and the fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
1 Corinthians 3:7
So then neither is he who plants anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.