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 out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Yet they say to God: “Leave us alone!
We don’t want to know Your ways.

Do not banish me from Your presence
or take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Don’t hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.

Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels!

These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord’s presence and from His glorious strength

Fugitive

You will find no peace among those nations, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despondent spirit.

Let his children wander as beggars,
searching for food far from their demolished homes.

That

Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” And He placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.

I will require the life of every animal and every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life.

I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.

Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we’re perishing! We’re lost; we’re all lost!

The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

Now the whole clan has risen up against your servant and said, ‘Hand over the one who killed his brother so we may put him to death for the life of the brother he murdered. We will destroy the heir!’ They would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on earth.”

A wicked man writhes in pain all his days;
only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.

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

General references

So now you are cursed, alienated, from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.

Let his children wander as beggars,
searching for food far from their demolished homes.