Genesis 2:5
Douay-Rheims
And every plant of the field before it sprung up in the earth, and every herb of the ground before it grew: for the Lord God had not rained upon the earth; and there was not a man to till the earth.
Augustine of Hippo
Now God also makes the vegetation of the field, but by raining upon the earth; that is, he makes souls become green again by his word. But he waters them from the clouds, that is, from the writings of the prophets and apostles.
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A.D. 430 · on Gen 2:5 (TWO BOOKS ON GENESIS AGAINST THE MANICHAEANS 2.4.5)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.