Genesis 1:30 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:29 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.

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.

Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beast", "earth", "fowl", "creepeth", "upon", "wherein", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beast" and "earth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And God said Behold I have given..." into verse 31's "And God saw every thing that he...", so "beast" 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 "beast" and "earth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.