Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Bible References

Crieth

Genesis 18:20
Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
Exodus 3:7
Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings.
2 Kings 9:26
‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘so will I repay you on this plot of land’—this is the Lord’s declaration. So now, according to the word of the Lord, pick him up and throw him on the plot of land.”
Job 16:18
Earth, do not cover my blood;
may my cry for help find no resting place.
Job 24:12
From the city, men groan;
the mortally wounded cry for help,
yet God pays no attention to this crime.
Job 31:38
If my land cries out against me
and its furrows join in weeping,
Psalm 9:12
For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 72:14
He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are precious in his sight.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah,
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.
Acts 5:3
Then Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the field?
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.
Hebrews 12:24
to Jesus (mediator of a new covenant), and to the sprinkled blood, which says better things than the blood of Abel.
James 5:4
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Revelation 6:10
They cried out with a loud voice: “Lord, the One who is holy and true, how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?”

General references

Genesis 3:11
Then He asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
Genesis 12:18
So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?
Matthew 10:36
and a man’s enemies will be
the members of his household.

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