Genesis 4:6

And the Lord God said to Cain, Why art thou become very sorrowful and why is thy countenance fallen?

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

In Context

5but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.

7Hast thou not sinned if thou hast brought it rightly, but not rightly divided it? be still, to thee shall be his submission, and thou shalt rule over him.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:11And David was dispirited, because the Lord had made a breach on Oza: and he called that place the Breach of Oza until this day.

Isaiah 1:18And come, let us reason together, saith the Lord: and though your sins be as purple, I will make them white as snow; and though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool.

Jeremiah 2:31Hear ye the word of the Lord: thus saith the Lord, Have I been a wilderness or a dry land to Israel? wherefore has my people said, We will not be ruled over, and will not come to thee any more?

Jonah 4:9And God said to Jonas, Art thou very much grieved for the gourd? And he said, I am very much grieved, even to death.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:4-6

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord . 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Here we have, I. The devotions of Cain and Abel. In process of time, when they had made some improvement in their respective callings (Heb. At the end of… Read the whole commentary →

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