Bible verses about "ecology" | CLV

¹ {A Davidic Psalm{ Yahweh's is the earth and its fullness, The habitance and those dwelling in it."

¹ 1Created by the Elohim were the heavens and the earth. ² Yet the earth became a chaos and vacant, and darkness was on the surface of the submerged chaos. Yet the spirit of the Elohim is vibrating over the surface of the water. ³ And saying is the Elohim, "Become light!" And it is becoming light. ⁴ And seeing is the Elohim the light, that it is good. And separating is the Elohim between the light and the darkness. ⁵ And calling is the Elohim the light "day, and the darkness He calls "night." And coming is it to be evening and coming to be morning, day one. ⁶ And saying is the Elohim, "Become shall an atmosphere in the midst of the water, and coming is a separation between water and water. ⁷ And coming is it to be so. And making is the Elohim the atmosphere. And separating is He between the water which is under the atmosphere and the water which is above the atmosphere. ⁸ And calling is the Elohim the atmosphere "heavens." And seeing is the Elohim that it is good. And coming is it to be evening and coming to be morning, the second day. ⁹ And saying is the Elohim, "Flow together shall the water from under the heavens to one place, and appear shall the dry land." And coming is it to be so. And flowing together is the water under the heavens to one place, and appearing is the dry land. ¹⁰ And calling is the Elohim the dry part "land" [or "earth"] and the confluence of the water He calls "seas. "And seeing is the Elohim that it is good. ¹¹ And saying is the Elohim, "Verdant shall become the land with verdure; with herbage seeding seed for its from-kind and for its likeness. and with the fruit tree whose seed is in it yielding fruit for its from-kind on the land." And coming is it to be so. ¹² And forth is the land bringing verdure; herbage seeding seed for its from-kind, and for its likeness, and the fruit tree whose seed is in it, yielding fruit for its from-kind, on the land. And seeing is the Elohim that it is good. ¹³ And coming is it to be evening and coming to be morning, the third day. ¹⁴ And saying is the Elohim, "Become shall luminaries in the atmosphere of the heavens, to give light on the earth, to separate between the day and the night. And they come to be for signs and for appointments, and for days and years. ¹⁵ And there come to be luminaries in the atmosphere of the heavens to give light on the earth. And coming is it to be so. ¹⁶ And making is the Elohim two great luminaries, the greater luminary for ruling the day, and the smaller luminary for ruling the night, and the stars. ¹⁷ And bestowing them is the Elohim in the atmosphere of the heavens to give light on the earth, ¹⁸ and to rule in the day and in the night, and to separate between the light and the darkness. And seeing is the Elohim that it is good. ¹⁹ And coming is it to be evening, and coming to be morning, the fourth day. ²⁰ And saying is the Elohim, "Roam shall the water with the roaming, living soul, and the flyer shall fly over the earth on the face of the atmosphere of the heavens." And coming is it to be so. ²¹ And creating is the Elohim great monsters and every living moving soul, with which the water roams, for their from-kind, and every winged flyer for its from-kind. And seeing is the Elohim that it is good. ²² And blessing them is the Elohim, saying, "Be fruitful and increase and fill the water of the seas. And the flyer is to be increasing in the earth. ²³ And coming is it to be evening and coming to be morning, the fifth day. ²⁴ And saying is the Elohim, "Bring forth shall the earth the living soul for its from-kind, beast and moving animal and land life for its from-kind. "And coming is it to be so. ²⁵ And making is the Elohim, the land life for its from-kind, and the beast for its from-kind, and every moving animal of the ground for its from-kind. And seeing is the Elohim that it is good. ²⁶ And saying is the Elohim, "Make will We humanity in Our image, and according to Our likeness, and sway shall they over the fish of the sea, and over the flyer of the heavens, and over the beast, and over all land life, and over every moving animal moving on the land. ²⁷ And creating is the Elohim humanity in His image. In the image of the Elohim He creates it. Male and female He creates them. ²⁸ And blessing them is the Elohim. And saying to them is the Elohim, "Be fruitful and increase and fill the earth, and subdue it. And sway over the fish of the sea, and over the flyer of the heavens, and over the beast, and over all the earth, and over all life moving on the land. ²⁹ And saying is the Elohim, "Behold, I give to you all herbage seeding seed, which is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has in it the fruit of a tree seeding seed. For you it is coming to be for food. ³⁰ And for all land life, and for every flyer of the heavens, and for every moving animal on the land, which has in it a living soul, all green herbage is for food. And coming is it to be so. ³¹ And seeing is the Elohim all that He had made, and, behold, it is very good. And coming is it to be evening and coming to be morning, the sixth day.

¹ {A Davidic Psalm{ Yahweh is my Shepherd; Nothing shall I lack. ² In verdant oases, He is making me recline; Beside restful waters, He is conducting me." ³ He is restoring my soul; He is guiding me in the routes of righteousness, on account of His Name." ⁴ Even though I should walk in the ravine of blackest shadow, I shall not fear evil, For You are with me; Your club and Your staff, they are comforting me." ⁵ You are arranging a table before me in front of my foes; You have sleeked my head with oil; My cup is satiated. ⁶ Yea, goodness and benignity, they shall pursue me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the House of Yahweh for the length of my days."

⁶ In case a bird's nest should happen to be before you along the road in any tree or on the earth, with chicks or eggs, and the mother brooding over the chicks or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young. ⁷ You shall let the mother go, yea go, yet the young you may take for yourself that it may be well with you, and you may prolong your days.

²⁹ And saying is the Elohim, "Behold, I give to you all herbage seeding seed, which is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has in it the fruit of a tree seeding seed. For you it is coming to be for food.

¹⁰ Six years shall you sow your land, and you will gather its yield; " ¹¹ but in the seventh you shall release it and abandon it, that the needy of your people may eat, and the field animal shall eat their leavings. So shall you do to your vineyard and to your olive trees.

²⁶ And saying is the Elohim, "Make will We humanity in Our image, and according to Our likeness, and sway shall they over the fish of the sea, and over the flyer of the heavens, and over the beast, and over all land life, and over every moving animal moving on the land.

¹⁰ The just man knows the soul's need of even his domestic beast, Yet even the compassions of the wicked are cruel."

³³ You shall not pollute the land in which you are dwelling; for it is the blood that pollutes the land. As for the land, no shelter may be made for the blood which was shed on it save by the blood of him who shed it.