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Genesis 1:30
Genesis 1:30 is verse 30 of Genesis chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
King James Version
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
World English Bible
To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.
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Genesis 1:28–31 · Berean Standard Bible
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
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.
30 And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 9:3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
Job 38:39Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions
Job 38:40when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?
Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
Job 39:4Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
Job 39:8He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.
Job 39:30His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”
Job 40:15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
Job 40:20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
Psalms 104:14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Psalms 145:16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.