For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. |
For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. |
“The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. |
All by itself the soil produces grain – first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. |
The earth produces [acting] by itself – first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. |
The earth bears fruit spontaneously, first, herbage, then a covering from the grain, then the fully-developed grain in its covering. |
the earth produces a crop without any help from any one: first a blade, then the ear of corn, then the full-grown grain in the ear. |
The ground of itself produces first the stalk, then the head, at last there is the matured grain of wheat in the head. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- Introduction; From Tent To Temple - George Warnock Truth runs deep in its flow, and is complex in its structure; but it is by no means complicated.