Genesis 1:11 (ASV)

Passage

And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Genesis 1:10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11 And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "earth", "forth", "grass", "herbs", "yielding", "seed", and "fruit-trees". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "earth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And God called the dry land Earth..." into verse 12's "And the earth brought forth grass herbs...", so "said" and "earth" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "earth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.