But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
Genesis 2:5 - King James 2000 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not [yet] caused it to rain upon the earth and there was no man to till the ground, American Standard Version (1901) And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground; Common English Bible before any wild plants appeared on the earth, and before any field crops grew, because the LORD God hadn’t yet sent rain on the earth and there was still no human being to farm the fertile land, Catholic Public Domain Version and every sapling of the field, before it would rise up in the land, and every wild plant, before it would germinate. For the Lord God had not brought rain upon the earth, and there was no man to work the land. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And every plant of the field before it sprung up in the earth, and every herb of the ground before it grew: for the Lord God had not rained upon the earth; and there was not a man to till the earth. |
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield unto you its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shall you be in the earth.
And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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;
He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings for the rain; he brings the wind out of his treasuries.
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens at his discretion.
When he utters his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings with rain, and brings forth the wind out of his storehouses.
Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? are not you he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon you: for you have made all these things.
That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth plants fit for them by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God: