Genesis 4:14
“Behold, 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Lord said unto him,.... In order to satisfy him, and make him easy in this respect, that: he need not fear an…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Behold, thou hast driven me out - In Gen 4:11, Gen 4:12, God states two parts of Cain's punishment:
1. The ground was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 4:13-15
We have here a further account of the proceedings against Cain.
I. Here is Cain's complaint of the sentence passed upon…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Behold, thou hast, &c. Cain accepts Jehovah's sentence as a banishment from the cultivated ground. "And from thy face…
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