Génesis 4:11

11 Por eso, ahora quedarás bajo la maldición de la tierra, la cual ha abierto sus fauces para recibir la sangre de tu hermano, que tú has derramado.

Génesis 4:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 4:11

And now [art] thou cursed from the earth
From receiving benefit by it, and enjoying the fruits of it as before, and from having a settled dwelling in it, as is afterwards explained: which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy
hand;
the blood of his brother, which was shed by his own hand, was received and sucked into the earth, where it was spilt, through the pores of it, and drank up and covered, so as not to be seen; in which it was as it were more humane to Abel, and as it were more ashamed of the crime, and shuddered more, and expressed more horror at it, than Cain.

Génesis 4:11 In-Context

9 El SEÑOR le preguntó a Caín:—¿Dónde está tu hermano Abel?—No lo sé —respondió—. ¿Acaso soy yo el que debe cuidar a mi hermano?

10 —¡Qué has hecho! —exclamó el SEÑOR—. Desde la tierra, la sangre de tu hermano reclama justicia.

11 Por eso, ahora quedarás bajo la maldición de la tierra, la cual ha abierto sus fauces para recibir la sangre de tu hermano, que tú has derramado.

12 Cuando cultives la tierra, no te dará sus frutos, y en el mundo serás un fugitivo errante.

13 —Este castigo es más de lo que puedo soportar —le dijo Caín al SEÑOR—.