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Genesis 4:12 KJV
Genesis · chapter 4 · verse 12 · King James Version
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.Genesis 4:12 · King James Version
Genesis 4:12 in context
10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14Behold, 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- henceforthyâçaphto add or augmentH3254 →
- strengthkôachvigor, literally or figurativelyH3581 →
- fugitivenûwaʻto waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figurativelyH5128 →
- vagabondnûwdto nodH5110 →
- tillestʻâbadto workH5647 →
- groundʼădâmâhsoilH127 →
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