Genesis 4:10
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
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In The King James Version
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
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Cross References
Genesis 9:5And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man.
Exodus 3:7And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;
Joshua 7:19And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give glory and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel; give me word now of what you have done, and keep nothing back from me.
2 Kings 9:26I saw the blood of Naboth and of his sons yesterday; and I will give you full payment in this field, says the Lord? So now, take him and put him in this field, as the Lord said.
Job 16:18O earth, let not my blood be covered, and let my cry have no resting-place!
Job 31:38If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;
Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:10-13
Cain's Punishment. ( b. c. 3875.) 9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. We have here a… Read the whole commentary →