Genesis 1:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Cross-reference
Genesis 1:20 creates the creatures (fowl, sea life) for whom God here provides food — the provision follows the creation order.
In Genesis 9:3, God explicitly expands animal food provision beyond plants by referencing the original plant-based diet given here.
Genesis 6:21 shows God again providing food for animals during the flood — echoing the original creation provision for all living things.
In Job 38:39-41, God provides for lions and ravens — reinforcing the same theme: God is the one who sustains all creatures with food.
In Job 39:8, the wild donkey searches for any green thing to eat — directly echoing the provision of green plants God gave to animals.
In Job 39:30, eagle young feast on blood — a stark contrast to God's original design where animals were given green plants for food.
In Job 40:15, Behemoth eats grass like an ox — a direct example of the plant-based diet God originally assigned to animals.
In Psalm 104:14, God makes grass grow for cattle — echoing the same provision of green plants for all animals described here.
Psalm 145:15 echoes this creation provision: God gives all creatures their food in due season — the same sustaining care established here at creation.
Psalm 145:16 restates this idea: God opens His hand and satisfies every living thing — the same universal provision declared in creation.
Psalm 147:9 affirms God feeding beasts and ravens — the same pattern of divine provision for animals established at creation.
Jeremiah 27:5 echoes this passage directly: God made the earth, humans, and beasts by His power — invoking the same creation authority.
1 Timothy 4:3 warns against forbidding foods God created to be received — directly referencing the goodness of creation provisions like those here.
In Job 40:20, the hills bring produce to Behemoth — depicting the earth providing vegetation for creatures, consistent with God's original design.