"And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, {and} the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kin…" — Genesis 1:11

Genesis 1:11 · KJV

“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, {and} the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed {is} in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. {grass: Heb. tender grass}”

— Genesis 1:11

Verse 10

And God called the dry {land} Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that {it was} good.

Verse 12

And the earth brought forth grass, {and} herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed {was} in itself, after his kind: and God saw that {it was} good.

Genesis 1 — Context

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry {land} appear: and it was so.

And God called the dry {land} Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that {it was} good.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, {and} the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed {is} in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. {grass: Heb. tender grass}

And the earth brought forth grass, {and} herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed {was} in itself, after his kind: and God saw that {it was} good.

And the evening and the morning were the third day. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}

Cross References

Hebrews 6:7

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: {by: or, for}

Psalms 104:14-17

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;

Psalms 147:8

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which {is} upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which {is} the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}

Psalms 65:9-13

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, {which} is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. {and...: or, after thou hadst made it to desire rain}

Matthew 6:30

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, {shall he} not much more {clothe} you, O ye of little faith?

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground made the LORD 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 knowledge of good and evil.

Job 28:5

{As for} the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.