Genesis 4:11

11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

Genesis 4:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
ESV
11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
NLT
11 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother’s blood.
MSG
11 From now on you'll get nothing but curses from this ground; you'll be driven from this ground that has opened its arms to receive the blood of your murdered brother.
CSB
11 So now you are cursed [with alienation] from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood you have shed.

Genesis 4:11 In-Context

9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 The LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.
11 Now you are under a curse 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. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
13 Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is more than I can bear.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 11:28; 2 Kings 2:24
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