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Genesis 4:13 KJV
Genesis · chapter 4 · verse 13
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.Genesis 4:13 · King James Version
Genesis 4:13 in context
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.
15And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- punishmentʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- greatergâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- CainQayinKajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribeH7014 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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We have here a further account of the proceedings against Cain. I. Here is Cain's complaint of the sentence passed upon him, as hard and severe. Some make him to speak the language of despair, and read it, My iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-15