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Connecting Statement:
The rhetorical question that begins with the words "Who has created" in verse 25 ends here. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)
to satisfy ... sprout with grass?
The rhetorical question that begins with the words "Who has created" in verse 25 ends here. This can be translated as a statement. "I am the one who has created ... of rain, and I am the one who has made ... to satisfy ... sprout with grass." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)
to satisfy
The implied information is that it is the rain that meets the needs of the land to grow grass. Alternate translation: "so that the rain can satisfy the needs of" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
devastated and desolate
"ruined and wasted." These two words have nearly the same meaning and emphasize the ruined and empty nature of these regions. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hendiadys)
with grass
"the new grass" or "the fresh grass." This is grass that is just starting to grow.
make the ground sprout with
"make the ground support new grass"