Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 4000 Creation » 4400 Vegetation and food » 4460 grass Green vegetation, which grows rapidly after rainfall, and serves as good food for many animals. The withering of grass in hot weather is often used in Scripture as a symbol of the frailty and brevity of human life. Grass is food for animals 1 Kings 18:5 See also Numbers 22:4; Deuteronomy 11:15; Job 6:5; Job 40:15; Psalm 104:14; Psalm 106:20; Jeremiah 14:5; Daniel 4:25,32-33; Daniel 5:21 Rain is essential for the growth of grass Job 38:25-27 See also Deuteronomy 32:2; 2 Samuel 23:4; Psalm 147:8; Proverbs 19:12; Micah 5:7 Grass grows quickly and abundantly Isaiah 44:3-4 See also Job 5:25; Psalm 72:16; Psalm 92:7; Isaiah 35:7; Isaiah 66:14 Grass withers, dies and burns easily Isaiah 15:6 See also Psalm 102:4,11; Isaiah 5:24; Jeremiah 12:4; Revelation 8:7 The life cycle of grass is short Psalm 129:6 See also Isaiah 37:27; Matthew 6:28-34 pp Luke 12:27-31 The brevity of human life is compared to that of grass Isaiah 40:6-8 See also 2 Kings 19:25-26; Job 8:11-13; Psalm 37:1-2; Psalm 90:5; Psalm 103:13-19; Isaiah 51:12; 1 Peter 1:24-25 See also
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