Genesis 2:5
"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."
Read Genesis 2 in context →Linked passages (10 shown)
Up to ten source links are retained per verse. Their order follows source votes, not a judgment about meaning. How the links were collected
- Genesis 3:23
"Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken."
Read in chapter → - 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:"
Read in chapter → - Job 5:10
"Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:"
Read in chapter → - Genesis 4:12
"When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth."
Read in chapter → - Job 38:26
"To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"
Read in chapter → - Genesis 4:2
"And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 1:11
"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."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 14:22
"Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 135:7
"He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 104:14
"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;"
Read in chapter →
Keep your study moving
What would you like to do next?
Read the chapter, compare a link, and keep a short note about what you observe. Your saved and recent passages stay only in this browser.