Genesis 4:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Therefore

Sevenfold

Set a mark, etc

Ezekiel 9:4

Revelation 14:9

Bible References

Therefore

Moreover, the word of the Lord through the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani also came against Baasha and his household, both because of all the evil which he did in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck it.

Do not slay them, or my people will forget;

Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down,

O Lord, our shield.

And the Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.

Sevenfold

If Cain is avenged sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom

The reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;
He must give all the substance of his house.

Set a mark, etc

The Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.”

Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,