Genesis 1:30
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.
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Genesis 6:21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Job 38:39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
Job 39:8The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
Job 40:15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as all ox.
Psalms 104:14He 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:
Psalms 147:9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:30-31
The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 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. We have here the third part of the sixth day's work, which was not any new creation, but a… Read the whole commentary →