Genesis 2:5 “Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any p…”

Genesis 2:5

Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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 caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

American Standard Version

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

And euery plant of the fielde, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grewe: for the Lord God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, neither was there a man to till the ground,

Darby Translation

and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.

Young's Literal Translation

and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground,

Bible in Basic English

In the day when the Lord God made earth and heaven there were no plants of the field on the earth, and no grass had come up: for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to do work on the land.

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Cross references

“plant”

Psalm 104:14 Genesis 1:12

Psalm 104:14 · BSB

He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

Genesis 1:12 · BSB

The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

“had not”

Job 5:10 Hebrews 6:7 Job 38:26–28 Psalm 135:7 Jeremiah 14:22 Psalm 65:9–11

Job 5:10 · BSB

He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.

Hebrews 6:7 · BSB

For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.

Job 38:26–28 · BSB

to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,

Psalm 135:7 · BSB

He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.

Jeremiah 14:22 · BSB

Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

Psalm 65:9–11 · BSB

You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.

“to till”

Genesis 3:23 Genesis 4:2 Genesis 4:12

Genesis 3:23 · BSB

Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

Genesis 4:2 · BSB

Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.

Genesis 4:12 · BSB

When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

Also

Genesis 1:11–12

Genesis 1:11–12 · BSB

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.

6But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

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