Then the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? Who answered, I cannot tell. [a]Am I my brother’s keeper?

10 Again he said, What hast thou done? the [b]voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me, from the earth.

11 Now therefore thou art cursed [c]from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thine hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:9 This is the nature of the reprobate when they are reproved of their hypocrisy, even to neglect God and despite him.
  2. Genesis 4:10 God revengeth the wrongs of his Saints, though none complain: for the iniquity itself crieth for vengeance.
  3. Genesis 4:11 The earth shall be a witness against thee, which mercifully received that blood which thou most cruelly sheddest.

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