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14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle
    and plants for people to cultivate,
to bring forth food from the earth(A)

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14 He makes grass grow(A) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food(B) from the earth:

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He covers the heavens with clouds,
    prepares rain for the earth,
    makes grass grow on the hills.(A)
He gives to the animals their food
    and to the young ravens when they cry.(B)

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He covers the sky with clouds;(A)
    he supplies the earth with rain(B)
    and makes grass grow(C) on the hills.
He provides food(D) for the cattle
    and for the young ravens(E) when they call.

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25 who gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.(A)

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25 He gives food(A) to every creature.
His love endures forever.

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As for the earth, out of it comes bread,
    but underneath it is turned up as by fire.(A)

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The earth, from which food comes,(A)
    is transformed below as by fire;

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

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So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

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18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
    and you shall eat the plants of the field.(A)

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18 It will produce thorns and thistles(A) for you,
    and you will eat the plants of the field.(B)

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15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food in due season.(A)
16 You open your hand,
    satisfying the desire of every living thing.

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15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food(A) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires(B) of every living thing.

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Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you, and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.(A)

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Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.(A) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.(B)

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11 Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so.(A) 12 The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good.

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11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:(A) seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.(B)” And it was so.(C) 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds(D) and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.(E)

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22 Do not fear, you animals of the field,
    for the pastures of the wilderness are green;
the tree bears its fruit;
    the fig tree and vine give their full yield.(A)

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22     Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
    for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(A)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
    the fig tree(B) and the vine(C) yield their riches.(D)

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Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.
The wild asses stand on the bare heights;[a]
    they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail
    because there is no herbage.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 14.6 Or the trails

Even the doe in the field
    deserts her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.(A)
Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(B)
    and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
    for lack of food.”(C)

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27 to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
    and to make the ground put forth grass?(A)

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27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland
    and make it sprout with grass?(A)

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29 God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.(A) 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.(B)

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29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.(A) 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life(B) in it—I give every green plant for food.(C)” And it was so.

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