Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
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,
New American Standard Bible
And
So that
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,
International Standard Version
He causes grass to sprout for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to produce food from the land,
A Conservative Version
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,
Amplified
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—
Bible in Basic English
He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;
Darby Translation
He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
Julia Smith Translation
Causing grass to spring up for the cattle, and the green herb for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth:
King James 2000
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;
Lexham Expanded Bible
[who] causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,
Modern King James verseion
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for the service of man, to bring forth food out of the earth,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou bringest forth grass for the cattle, and green herbs for the service of men.
NET Bible
He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,
New Heart English Bible
He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth:
The Emphasized Bible
Who causeth the grass to shoot forth for the cattle, And the herb, for the service of man, That he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Webster
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;
World English Bible
He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth:
Youngs Literal Translation
Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 104:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
13 He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. 14 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, 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 28:5
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
Psalm 147:8-9
Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
Genesis 3:18
thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Genesis 9:3
Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all.
Psalm 136:25
Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
Genesis 1:11-12
And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:29-30
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
Genesis 2:5
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;
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 4:12
when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.
1 Kings 18:5
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
Job 38:27
To satisfy the waste and desolate ground , And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
Psalm 145:15-16
The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.
Jeremiah 14:5-6
Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young , because there is no grass.
Joel 2:22
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.
1 Corinthians 3:7
So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.