Genesis 4:6

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

7If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou mayest rule over it.'

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:11And David was displeased, because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzza; and that place was called Perez-uzza unto this day.

Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Jeremiah 2:31O generation, see ye the word of the LORD: have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore say My people: 'We roam at large; we will come no more unto Thee'?

Jonah 4:9And God said to Jonah: 'Art thou greatly angry for the gourd?' And he said: 'I am greatly angry, even unto 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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