He causes the grassto growfor the cattle,And vegetationfor the laborof man,So that he may bringforthfoodfrom the earth,
Now noshrubof the fieldwas yetin the earth,and noplantof the fieldhad yetsprouted,for the LORDGodhad not sentrainupon the earth,and there was nomanto cultivatethe ground.
Out of the groundthe LORDGodcaused to groweverytreethat is pleasingto the sightand goodfor food;the treeof lifealso in the midstof the garden,and the treeof the knowledgeof goodand evil.
"Both thornsand thistlesit shall growfor you; And you will eatthe plantsof the field;
"Whenyou cultivatethe ground,it will nolongeryieldits strengthto you; you will be a vagrantand a wandereron the earth."
"Everymovingthingthat is aliveshall be foodfor you; I giveallto you, as [I gave] the greenplant.
Then Ahabsaidto Obadiah,"Gothrough the landto allthe springsof waterand to allthe valleys;perhapswe will findgrassand keepthe horsesand mulesalive,and not have to killsomeof the cattle."
"The earth,from it comesfood,And underneathit is turnedup as fire.
To satisfythe wasteand desolateland And to make the seedsof grassto sprout?
Who givesfoodto allflesh,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting.
[When] the grassdisappears,the newgrowthis seen,And the herbsof the mountainsare gatheredin,
Do not fear,beastsof the field,For the pasturesof the wildernesshave turnedgreen,For the treehas borneits fruit,The figtreeand the vinehave yieldedin full.
So thenneitherthe one who plantsnorthe one who watersis anything,but Godwho causes the growth.
"He will givegrassin your fieldsfor your cattle,and you will eatand be satisfied.
