He causes the grassto growfor the cattle,And vegetationfor the laborof man,So that he may bringforthfoodfrom the earth,
Who givesfoodto allflesh,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting.
"The earth,from it comesfood,And underneathit is turnedup as fire.
So thenneitherthe one who plantsnorthe one who watersis anything,but Godwho causes the growth.
"Everymovingthingthat is aliveshall be foodfor you; I giveallto you, as [I gave] the greenplant.
"Both thornsand thistlesit shall growfor you; And you will eatthe plantsof the field;
To satisfythe wasteand desolateland And to make the seedsof grassto sprout?
Do not fear,beastsof the field,For the pasturesof the wildernesshave turnedgreen,For the treehas borneits fruit,The figtreeand the vinehave yieldedin full.
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."
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.
"Whenyou cultivatethe ground,it will nolongeryieldits strengthto you; you will be a vagrantand a wandereron 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.
"He will givegrassin your fieldsfor your cattle,and you will eatand be satisfied.
[When] the grassdisappears,the newgrowthis seen,And the herbsof the mountainsare gatheredin,
