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Genesis 4:12

Judgment

10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

14 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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
KJV
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
WEB
From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
ASV
when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.
DARBY
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield thee its strength; a wanderer and fugitive shalt thou be on the earth.
BLB
When you work the ground, it shall not continue to give its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
ÅB
Når du dyrker jorden, skal den ikke mere gi deg sin grøde; omflakkende og hjemløs skal du være på jorden.
OTB
Når du arbeider jorden, vil den ikke lenger gi deg sin styrke. Du vil være en vandrer og en flyktning på jorden."
B1930
Når du dyrker jorden, skal den ikke mere gi dig sin grøde; omflakkende og hjemløs skal du være på jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 9:17

    My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

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  • Leviticus 26:20

    And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

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  • Leviticus 26:36

    And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:23–24

    And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

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  • Psalms 109:10

    Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:65–66

    And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

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  • Jeremiah 20:3–4

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.

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  • Romans 8:20

    For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

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