10 Then he said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground!(A) 11 So now you are cursed, alienated from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.[a] 12 If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:11 Lit blood from your hand

10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.(A) 11 Now you are under a curse(B) and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you.(C) You will be a restless wanderer(D) on the earth.(E)

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