Psalm 104:14


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—

Job 28:5


“[As for] the earth, out of it comes food,
But underneath [its surface, down deep] it is turned over as fire.

Psalm 147:8-9


Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.

Genesis 3:18


“Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;
And you shall eat the plants of the field.

Genesis 9:3

Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.

Psalm 136:25


Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Genesis 1:11-12

So God said, “Let the earth sprout [tender] vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind, whose seed is in them upon the earth”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:29-30

So God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;

Genesis 2:5

no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,

Genesis 2:9

And [in that garden] the Lord God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.

Genesis 4:12

When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast].”

1 Kings 18:5

Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to all the sources of water and to all the streams; perhaps we may find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to kill some of the cattle.”

Job 38:27


To satisfy the barren and desolate ground
And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?

Psalm 145:15-16


The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation],
And You give them their food in due time.

Jeremiah 14:5-6


“The doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young
Because there is no grass.

Joel 2:22


Do not be afraid, you animals of the field,
For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green;
The tree has produced its fruit,
And the fig tree and the vine have yielded in full.

1 Corinthians 3:7

So neither is the one who plants nor the one who waters anything, but [only] God who causes the growth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

General references

Bible References

Causeth

Psalm 145:15

The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation],
And You give them their food in due time.
Psalm 147:8

Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
Genesis 1:11
So God said, “Let the earth sprout [tender] vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind, whose seed is in them upon the earth”; and it was so.
Genesis 2:5
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,
1 Kings 18:5
Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to all the sources of water and to all the streams; perhaps we may find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to kill some of the cattle.”
Jeremiah 14:5

“The doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young
Because there is no grass.
Joel 2:22

Do not be afraid, you animals of the field,
For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green;
The tree has produced its fruit,
And the fig tree and the vine have yielded in full.

Herb

Genesis 1:29
So God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
Genesis 2:9
And [in that garden] the Lord God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.
Genesis 3:18

“Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;
And you shall eat the plants of the field.
Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.

That he

Psalm 136:25

Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Genesis 4:12
When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast].”
Job 28:5

“[As for] the earth, out of it comes food,
But underneath [its surface, down deep] it is turned over as fire.
1 Corinthians 3:7
So neither is the one who plants nor the one who waters anything, but [only] God who causes the growth.

General references

Genesis 1:30
and to all the animals on the earth and to every bird of the air and to everything that moves on the ground—to everything in which there is the breath of life—I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so [because He commanded it].
1 Corinthians 15:38
But God gives it a body just as He planned, and to each kind of seed a body of its own [is given].