Genesis 4:6
Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry and why are you scowling?
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 offering he did not accept. So Cain was very angry, and he scowled.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 13:11David was angry because Yahweh had attacked Uzzah. That place is called Perez Uzzah to this day.
Isaiah 1:18“Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh; 1 “though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; 1 though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool. 1
Jeremiah 2:31You who belong to this generation! Pay attention to my word, the word of Yahweh! Have I been a wilderness to Israel? 1 Or a land of deep darkness? Why would my people say, 'Let us wander around, we will not go to you anymore'? 1
Jonah 4:9Then God said to Jonah, “Is it good that you are so angry about the plant?” Then Jonah said, “It is good that I am angry, even to death.”
Matthew 20:15Do I not have the right to do as I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
John 4:1Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was making and baptizing more disciples than John
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 →