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Genesis 4:10

Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The voice of thy brother's blood - It is probable that Cain, having killed his brother, dug a hole and buried him in the earth, hoping thereby to prevent the murder from being known; and that this is…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 4:9-12

We have here a full account of the trial and condemnation of the first murderer. Civil courts of judicature not being yet erected for this purpose, as they were afterwards (Gen 9:6), God himself sits…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

What hast thou done? The same question as that put to Eve (Gen 3:13). This question has been put by the voice of conscience to every murderer since Cain; it had a special force in reference to the…