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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.