Job 38:27
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
KJV
ut impleret inviam et desolatam, et produceret herbas virentes ?
Vulgate
τοῦ χορτάσαι ἄβατον καὶ ἀοίκητον, καὶ τοῦ ἐκβλαστῆσαι ἔξοδον χλόης;
LXX
To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?
ASV
לְ/הַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ שֹׁ֭אָה וּ/מְשֹׁאָ֑ה וּ֝/לְ/הַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָא דֶֽשֶׁא
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
דֶּ֔שֶׁא
dsh'
verb · 15×
יְצַמַּ֥ח
ytsmch
verb · 33×
יִֽשְׂבַּֽע
yshb'
verb · 96×
מְשֹׁאָֽה
msh'h
noun · 3×
מוֹצָ֣א
mvts'
noun · 27×
שׁוֹאָ֖ה
shv'h
noun · 13×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Ps 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;
- Ps 107:35 — He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
- Ps 145:16 — Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.