Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth: New Living Translation You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth— English Standard Version You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth Berean Standard Bible He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: King James Bible 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; New King James Version He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth, New American Standard Bible He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of mankind, So that they may produce food from the earth, NASB 1995 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, NASB 1977 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, Legacy Standard Bible He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for man’s cultivation, To bring forth food from the earth, Amplified Bible 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— Christian Standard Bible He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, Holman Christian Standard Bible He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from 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, Aramaic Bible in Plain English He makes grass to sprout for the beasts and green plants for the service of man to bring forth bread from the Earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth; Contemporary English Version You let the earth produce grass for cattle, plants for our food, Douay-Rheims Bible Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth: English Revised 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation You make grass grow for cattle and make vegetables for humans to use in order to get food from the ground. Good News Translation You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our crops International Standard Version He causes grass to sprout for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to produce food from the land, JPS Tanakh 1917 Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; To bring forth bread out of the earth, Literal Standard Version Causing grass to spring up for livestock, | And herb for the service of man, | To bring forth bread from the earth, Majority Standard Bible He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: New American Bible You make the grass grow for the cattle and plants for people’s work to bring forth food from the earth, NET Bible He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground, New Revised Standard Version You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the earth, 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: Webster's Bible Translation 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 produce food out of the earth: Young's Literal Translation Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!…13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. 14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: 15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.… Cross References Genesis 1:11 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind." And it was so. Genesis 1:29 Then God said, "Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. Deuteronomy 11:15 And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied. Job 28:5 Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire. Job 38:27 to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass? Job 40:20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby. Psalm 36:6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast. Treasury of Scripture 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; causeth Psalm 145:15,16 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season… Psalm 147:8,9 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains… Genesis 1:11,12,29 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so… herb Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; that he Psalm 136:25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. Genesis 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. Job 28:5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. Jump to Previous Bread Cattle Cause Causes Causeth Cultivate Earth Food Forth Grass Grow Herb Livestock Makes Maketh Plants Service Spring Use VegetationJump to Next Bread Cattle Cause Causes Causeth Cultivate Earth Food Forth Grass Grow Herb Livestock Makes Maketh Plants Service Spring Use VegetationPsalm 104 1. A meditation upon the mighty power7. And wonderful providence of God 31. God's glory is eternal 33. The prophet vows perpetually to praise God (14) For the service of man--i.e., for his use (so Gesenius). But some deny this meaning to the Hebrew, which properly means "labour" or "office." (In 1Chronicles 27:26; Nehemiah 10:37, it means "agriculture," "tillage.") Hence they render, "And herbs for man's labour in bringing them forth from the earth," alluding to his task of cultivating the soil. Standing by itself the clause would indeed naturally require this sense, but the parallelism is against it, and in 1Chronicles 26:30, "service of a king," we have a near approach to the meaning "use." That he may.--Better, bringing food out of the earth, taking the verb as gerund instead of infinitive absolute. Verse 14. - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle. The results of God's careful arrangements are now spoken cf. In the first place, grass - fodder of every kind - is provided for the beasts on which man's life so greatly depends - a boon both to man and beast, of inestimable value. Next, there is brought forth herb for the service of man - i.e. for his direct service - vegetables and fruits for his food; spicy shrubs for his delectation; flax, papyrus, saffron, aloes, etc., for his use. That he may bring forth food out of the earth. That man himself may by his labour, by the cultivation of the natural products, obtain from the earth the food suitable to him.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He makes the grassחָצִ֨יר ׀ (ḥā·ṣîr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2682: Green grass, herbage grow מַצְמִ֤יחַ (maṣ·mî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6779: To sprout, spring up for the livestock לַבְּהֵמָ֗ה (lab·bə·hê·māh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and provides crops וְ֭עֵשֶׂב (wə·‘ê·śeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6212: Herb, herbage for man הָאָדָ֑ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being to cultivate, לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת (la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5656: Work of any kind bringing forth לְה֥וֹצִיא (lə·hō·w·ṣî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim food לֶ֝֗חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the earth: הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Psalm 104:14 NIVPsalm 104:14 NLT Psalm 104:14 ESV Psalm 104:14 NASB Psalm 104:14 KJV Psalm 104:14 BibleApps.com Psalm 104:14 Biblia Paralela Psalm 104:14 Chinese Bible Psalm 104:14 French Bible Psalm 104:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 104:14 He causes the grass to grow (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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