Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?

New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

King James Version

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Holman Bible

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent?

International Standard Version

When Cain became very upset and depressed, the LORD asked Cain, "Why are you so upset? Why are you depressed?

A Conservative Version

And LORD said to Cain, Why are thou angry? And why has thy countenance fallen?

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Amplified

And the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? And why do you look annoyed?

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to Cain, Why art thou angry, and why is thy countenance fallen?

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to Cain, Why art thou angry, and why does thy countenance fall?

King James 2000

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your countenance fallen?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why is your face fallen?

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said to Cain, Why have you angrily glowed? And why did your face fall?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD said unto Cain, "Why art thou angry, and why lowerest thou? Knowest thou not, if thou dost well thou shalt receive it?

New Heart English Bible

The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

The Emphasized Bible

So then Yahweh said unto Cain, - Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?

Webster

And the LORD said to Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

World English Bible

Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

קין 
Qayin 
Usage: 19

Why art thou wroth
חרה 
Charah 
Usage: 91

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Cain And Abel

5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast. 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast? 7 Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it."


Cross References

1 Chronicles 13:11-13

David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.

Job 5:2

For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

Isaiah 1:18

Come, let's consider your options," says the Lord. "Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.

Jeremiah 2:5

This is what the Lord says: "What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me.

Jeremiah 2:31

You people of this generation, listen to what the Lord says. "Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say, 'We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?'

Micah 6:3-5

"My people, how have I wronged you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!

Matthew 20:15

Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

Luke 15:31-32

Then the father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and everything that belongs to me is yours.

John 4:1-4

Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John

John 4:8-11

(For his disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies.)

Jump To Previous

Jump To Next

Word Concordance

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain