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

Through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani the word of the Lord also came against Baasha and against his house because of all the evil he had done in the Lord’s sight, provoking Him with the work of his hands and being like the house of Jeroboam, and because Baasha had struck down the house of Jeroboam.

Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By Your power, make them homeless wanderers
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.

Then the Lord said to him:

Name him Jezreel, for in a little while
I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel
on the house of Jehu
and put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Then Jesus told him, “Put your sword back in its place because all who take up a sword will perish by a sword.

Sevenfold

If Cain is to be avenged seven times over,
then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

“But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.

Pay back sevenfold to our neighbors
the reproach they have hurled at You, Lord.

Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;
he must give up all the wealth in his house.

Set a mark, etc

“Pass throughout the city of Jerusalem,” the Lord said to him, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable practices committed in it.”

And a third angel followed them and spoke with a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,