Genesis 1:11 (YLT)

Passage

And God saith, `Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed <FI>is<Fi> in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:9 And God saith, `Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.

Genesis 1:10 And God calleth to the dry land `Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called `Seas;' and God seeth that <FI>it is<Fi> good.

Genesis 1:11 And God saith, `Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed <FI>is<Fi> in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.

Genesis 1:12 And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed <FI>is<Fi> in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that <FI>it is<Fi> good;

Genesis 1:13 and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day third.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "earth", "yield", "tender", "grass", "herb", "sowing", and "seed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" 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 calleth to the dry land..." into verse 12's "And the earth bringeth forth tender grass...", so "saith" 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 "saith" and "earth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.