And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
What does Genesis 4:10 mean?
Malice in the heart ends in murder by the hands.
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 4:9-12 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. What hast thou done? - The Lord now charges him with his guilt: "The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the soil." In the providence of God blood has a voice crying to him to which he cannot but give heed. It is vain, then, to attempt concealment.
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And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
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Genesis 4 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as primeval history from creation to Babel. Genesis opens the whole Bible with creation, fall, flood, Babel, and the long patriarchal story that carries the reader from Eden to Egypt. Read this chapter with the wider themes of creation, fall, and covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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