Genesis 4:14

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Summary

Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

From thy

Fugitive

Deuteronomy 28:65

Psalm 109:10

That

General references

Genesis 4:11

Psalm 109:10

Bible References

From thy

Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.

Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

Answer me quickly, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Fugitive

And among these nations you shall find no respite, and there shall be no resting place for the sole of your foot, but the LORD will give you there a trembling heart and failing eyes and a languishing soul.

May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

That

Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORDput a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him.

And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man.

I will set my face against you, and you shall be struck down before your enemies. Those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when none pursues you.

And the people of Israel said to Moses, "Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.

And now the whole clan has risen against your servant, and they say, 'Give up the man who struck his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed.' And so they would destroy the heir also. Thus they would quench my coal that is left and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant on the face of the earth."

The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

General references

And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!