Genesis 4:10 ““What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s b…”

Genesis 4:10

“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

World English Bible

The LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.

American Standard Version

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Geneva Bible 1599

Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth.

Darby Translation

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

Young's Literal Translation

And He saith, 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;

Bible in Basic English

And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.

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Cross references

“What”

Psalm 50:21 Genesis 3:13 Joshua 7:19

Psalm 50:21 · BSB

You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.

Genesis 3:13 · BSB

Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

Joshua 7:19 · BSB

So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

“crieth”

Hebrews 12:24 Psalm 72:14 Hebrews 11:4 Isaiah 5:7 James 5:4 Psalm 9:12

Hebrews 12:24 · BSB

to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Psalm 72:14 · BSB

He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

Hebrews 11:4 · BSB

By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

Isaiah 5:7 · BSB

For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.

James 5:4 · BSB

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Psalm 9:12 · BSB

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

Also

Revelation 6:9–10 Numbers 35:33 Genesis 9:5

Revelation 6:9–10 · BSB

And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.

Numbers 35:33 · BSB

Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.

Genesis 9:5 · BSB

And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

11Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

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