Job 38:27 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁷ to satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground put forth grass?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ To satisfy the waste and desolate ground and to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?

Common English Bible

²⁷ to saturate dry wasteland and make grass sprout?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ so that it would fill impassable and desolate places, and would bring forth green plants?

Job 38:27 Cross References

Psalm 107:35

He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.

Psalm 104:14

You cause the grass to grow for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to bring forth food from the earth

Job 37:13

Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen.

Psalm 65:12

The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills gird themselves with joy;

Psalm 104:13

From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

Psalm 147:8

He covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, makes grass grow on the hills.