Genesis 4:13

“My punishment is more than I can take,” Cain replied.

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In The King James Version

And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

In Context

12When you cultivate the ground, it won't produce crops for you. You'll be always on the run, wandering all over the earth.”

14“Look! You're driving me away right now—cursing the ground and banishing me from your presence. I'm going to have to hide and always be on the run, left to wander all over the earth. Anyone who finds me is going to kill me!”

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Cross References

Job 15:22They don't believe they will escape the darkness—they know a sword is waiting for them.

Revelation 16:9They were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God who controlled these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

Revelation 16:21Huge hailstones, each one weighing one hundred pounds, rained down from the sky on people. The people cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible.

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 →

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