Genesis 1:11

9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

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.

12 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.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
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.
WEB
God 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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And God said, Let the earth cause grass to spring up, herb producing seed, fruit-trees yielding fruit after their kind, the seed of which is in them, on the earth. And it was so.
BLB
And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: The plant bearing seed [and] the fruit tree producing fruit according to its kind (whose seed [is] in it) on the earth.” And it was so.
ÅB
Og Gud sa: Jorden bære fram gress, urter som sår seg, frukttrær som bærer frukt med deres frø i, på jorden, hvert etter sitt slag. Og det ble så.
OTB
Så sa Gud: "La jorden frambringe vegetasjon: planter som bærer frø og trær på jorden som bærer frukt med frø i seg, hver etter sitt slag." Og det ble slik.
B1930
Og Gud sa: Jorden bære frem gress, urter som sår sig, frukttrær som bærer frukt med deres frø i, på jorden, hvert efter sitt slag. Og det blev så.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 6:7

    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.

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  • Psalms 104:14–17

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

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  • Psalms 147:8

    who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

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  • Genesis 1:29

    Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

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  • Psalms 65:9–13

    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.

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  • Matthew 6:30

    If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

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  • Genesis 2:9

    Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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  • Job 28:5

    Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.

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