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and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To satisfy the desolate waste, And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To satisfy the waste and desolate land, And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To satisfy the waste and desolate land And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To satisfy the waste and desolate land, And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To satisfy the waste and desolate land And to make the growth of grass to sprout?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To satisfy the barren and desolate ground And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to satisfy the parched wasteland and cause the grass to sprout?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to satisfy the parched wasteland and cause the grass to sprout? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To satisfy the waste and desolate ground, And to cause the tender grass to spring forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Rain that changes barren land to meadows green with grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To satisfy the waste and desolate ground; and to cause the tender grass to spring forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />to saturate the desolate wasteland in order to make it sprout with grass?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Who waters the dry and thirsty land, so that grass springs up? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />to satisfy a desolate and devastated desert, causing it to sprout vegetation?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to satisfy a devastated and desolate land, and to cause it to sprout with vegetation? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to spring forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To satisfy a desolate and ruined place, "" And to cause to shoot up "" The produce of the tender grass?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To satisfy the desolation and burning, and to cause the springing up of the finding of the tender grass?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That it should fill the desert and desolate land, and should bring forth green grass? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that it would fill impassable and desolate places, and would bring forth green plants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To drench the desolate wasteland till the desert blooms with verdure? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground put forth grass?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To saturate every thicket, and cause the tender grass to spring up?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To satisfy every tangle of thorns and to make the procession of spring, spring up<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and cause it to send forth a crop of green herbs?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=6003" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives, <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: lə·haś·bî·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">to satisfy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7722.htm" title="7722: šō·’āh (N-fs) -- Perhaps a ravage. Or showtah; or shoah; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation.">the parched</a> <a href="/hebrew/4875.htm" title="4875: ū·mə·šō·’āh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Desolation. Or mshoah; from the same as show'; ruin, abstractly or concretely.">wasteland</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: ū·lə·haṣ·mî·aḥ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">and make it sprout</a> <a href="/hebrew/4161.htm" title="4161: mō·ṣā (N-msc) -- A place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1877.htm" title="1877: ḏe·še (N-ms) -- Grass. From dasha; a sprout; by analogy, grass.">with tender grass?</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Psalm 104:10-14</a></span><br />He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains. / They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. / The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8-9</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills. / He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-22</a></span><br />“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Psalm 107:35-38</a></span><br />He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs. / He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell. / They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14-15</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil. / And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23-24</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. / The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/14-9.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/job/37-20.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/job/38-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/job/15-32.htm">Green</a> <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/job/8-12.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/esther/5-13.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/job/29-23.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Sprout</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/24-5.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/132-17.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/job/38-37.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/job/40-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/job/38-29.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/40-15.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/job/39-8.htm">Green</a> <a href="/job/39-14.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/37-2.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/job/40-20.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/job/38-39.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-11.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/job/41-19.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/psalms/36-9.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Sprout</a> <a href="/job/41-3.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/job/39-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/39-6.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/job/38-30.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to satisfy the parched wasteland</b><br>This phrase highlights God's provision and care for even the most desolate parts of creation. In the context of Job, God is speaking to Job out of the whirlwind, emphasizing His sovereignty and wisdom in creation. The "parched wasteland" can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual dryness or desolation, reminding believers of God's ability to bring life and renewal. Biblically, this connects to passages like <a href="/isaiah/35.htm">Isaiah 35:1</a>, where the desert is described as rejoicing and blossoming. Geographically, the ancient Near East, including regions like the Negev desert, would have been familiar with such arid landscapes, making this imagery particularly vivid for Job's audience.<p><b>and make it sprout with tender grass?</b><br>This part of the verse illustrates transformation and new life, symbolizing hope and restoration. The imagery of "tender grass" suggests not only the initial stages of growth but also the gentleness and care with which God nurtures His creation. This can be linked to <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>, where God leads His people to green pastures, symbolizing provision and peace. Historically, agriculture was central to the ancient world, and the emergence of grass would signify the beginning of a fruitful season. Spiritually, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who brings new life and growth to those who are spiritually barren, as seen in <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>, where Jesus speaks of giving life abundantly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who undergoes severe trials and questions God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, who speaks to Job out of the whirlwind, emphasizing His sovereignty and wisdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wasteland.htm">Wasteland</a></b><br>Represents desolate and barren places, both physically and spiritually, that God can restore.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tender_grass.htm">Tender Grass</a></b><br>Symbolizes new life, growth, and renewal that God brings forth even in desolate conditions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/whirlwind.htm">Whirlwind</a></b><br>The medium through which God speaks to Job, signifying His power and majesty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_care.htm">God's Sovereignty and Care</a></b><br>God is in control of all creation, and His power extends to the most desolate places. Trust in His ability to bring life and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Just as God can make the wasteland sprout with tender grass, He can renew our hearts and lives. Seek His restoration in areas of spiritual dryness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Recognize our dependence on God for both physical and spiritual sustenance. He provides for all creation, and we can trust Him to meet our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a></b><br>Even in the most barren times of life, God can bring forth new growth and hope. Hold onto His promises of renewal and transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_wisdom_and_understanding.htm">God's Wisdom and Understanding</a></b><br>God's ways are higher than ours, and His understanding is beyond our comprehension. Approach Him with humility and reverence, acknowledging His wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_joshua.htm">How can angels sin if heaven is sinless?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_12_6_align_with_wicked's_fate.htm">In Job 12:6, how does the idea that 'the tents of robbers are at peace' harmonize with other scriptures that insist the wicked are eventually punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_38_22_misinterpret_snow.htm">Does Job 38:22's reference to 'storehouses of snow' suggest a misunderstanding of meteorology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_19_27_conflict_with_ot_afterlife.htm">If Job 19:27 implies a personal, bodily resurrection, does this conflict with other Old Testament notions of the afterlife?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To satisfy the desolate and waste ground</span>. Parched ground seems to cry aloud for water, and so to make a piteous appeal to Heaven. Perhaps rain is not wholly wasted, even on the bare sands of the Sahara, or the rugged rocks of Tierra del Fuego. It may have uses which are beyond our cognizance. <span class="cmt_word">And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth</span>. Where the rain produces herbage, it is certainly of use, for wherever there is herbage there are always insects, whose enjoyment of life has every appearance of being intense. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to satisfy</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haś·bî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the parched</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁ֭אָה</span> <span class="translit">(šō·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7722.htm">Strong's 7722: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tempest, devastation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wasteland</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·šō·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4875.htm">Strong's 4875: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desolation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and make it sprout</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·haṣ·mî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sprout, spring up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with tender grass?</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶֽשֶׁא׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḏe·še)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1877.htm">Strong's 1877: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sprout, grass</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-27.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:27 To satisfy the waste and desolate ground (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>