Genesis 4:10

“What have you done?” the Lord replied, “Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

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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.

In Context

9Then the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He answered, “I do not know! Am I my brother’s keeper?”

11Even now you are cursed by the very ground that has opened to receive your brother’s blood shed by your hand.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5“Moreover, your own lifeblood will I require for a person’s life; from every beast will I require it, and from everyone who takes another’s life.

Joshua 7:19Joshua said to Achan, “My son, confess to the Lord, the God of Israel, own up to him. Tell me what you have done, do not hide it from me.”

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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