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Genesis 2:5

WEB

5No 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,

KJV

5And 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.

BSB

5Now 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.

FBV

5Up to this point there were no wild plants[+] or crops growing on the earth, because the Lord God hadn't sent rain, and there was no one to cultivate the ground.

Related Resources

Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 1) - BibleProject
Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Genesis 3:23

23Therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.


Hebrews 6:7

7For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;


Job 5:10

10who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;


Genesis 1:11-12

11God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth;” and it was so. 12The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.


Genesis 4:2

2Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.


Job 38:26-28

26to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man, 27to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow? 28Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?


Genesis 4:12

12From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.”


Jeremiah 14:22

22Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, the LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.


Psalms 135:7

7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings with the rain. He brings the wind out of his treasuries.


Psalms 104:14

14He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth: