Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 5. Every plant of the field before it was in the earth] It appears that God created every thing, not only perfect as it respects its nature, but also in a state of maturity, so that every vegetable production appeared at once in full growth; and this was necessary that man, when he came into being, might find every thing ready for his use.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 4-7 - Here is a name given to the Creator, "Jehovah." Where the word "LORD is printed in capital letters in our English Bibles, in the original it is "Jehovah." Jehovah is that name of God, which denotes that he alon has his being of himself, and that he gives being to all creatures an things. Further notice is taken of plants and herbs, because they wer made and appointed to be food for man. The earth did not bring fort its fruits of itself: this was done by Almighty power. Thus grace in the soul grows not of itself in nature's soil, but is the work of God Rain also is the gift of God; it came not till the Lord God caused it Though God works by means, yet when he pleases he can do his own wor without them; and though we must not tempt God in the neglect of means we must trust God, both in the use and in the want of means. Some wa or other, God will water the plants of his own planting. Divine grac comes down like the dew, and waters the church without noise. Man wa made of the small dust, such as is on the surface of the earth. The soul was not made of the earth, as the body: pity then that it shoul cleave to the earth, and mind earthly things. To God we must shortl give an account, how we have employed these souls; and if it be foun that we have lost them, though it were to gain the world, we are undon for ever! Fools despise their own souls, by caring for their bodie before their souls.
Original Hebrew וכל3605 שׂיח7880 השׂדה7704 טרם2962 יהיה1961 בארץ776 וכל3605 עשׂב6212 השׂדה7704 טרם2962 יצמח6779 כי3588 לא3808 המטיר4305 יהוה3068 אלהים430 על5921 הארץ776 ואדם120 אין369 לעבד5647 את853 האדמה׃127
