Genesis 4:9-16
1599 Geneva Bible
9 Then the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? Who answered, I cannot tell. [a]Am I my brother’s keeper?
10 Again he said, What hast thou done? the [b]voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me, from the earth.
11 Now therefore thou art cursed [c]from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thine hand.
12 When thou shalt till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength: a [d]vagabond and a runagate shalt thou be in the earth.
13 Then Cain said to the Lord, [e][f]My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast cast me out this day from [g]the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid, and shall be a vagabond, and a runagate in the earth, and whosoever findeth me shall slay me.
15 Then the Lord said unto him, Doubtless whosoever slayeth Cain, he shall be [h]punished seven fold. And the Lord set a [i]mark upon Cain, lest any man finding him, should kill him.
16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod toward the East side of Eden.
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- Genesis 4:9 This is the nature of the reprobate when they are reproved of their hypocrisy, even to neglect God and despite him.
- Genesis 4:10 God revengeth the wrongs of his Saints, though none complain: for the iniquity itself crieth for vengeance.
- Genesis 4:11 The earth shall be a witness against thee, which mercifully received that blood which thou most cruelly sheddest.
- Genesis 4:12 Thou shalt never have rest: for thine heart shall be in continual fear and care.
- Genesis 4:13 He burdeneth God as a cruel judge because he did punish him so sharply.
- Genesis 4:13 Or, my sin is greater than can be pardoned.
- Genesis 4:14 Hebrew, from off the face of.
- Genesis 4:15 Not for the love he bare to Cain, but to suppress murder.
- Genesis 4:15 Which was some visible sign of God’s judgment, that others should fear thereby.
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