Genesis 4:13
And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And Cain said vnto the LORD, ‖My punishment is greater, then I can beare.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, my iniquitie is greater, then that it may be forgiuen.
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- Revelation 16:9Rank 2 from verse 13
9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
9And men were ‖scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the Name of God, which hath power ouer these plagues: and they repented not, to giue him glory.
- Revelation 16:11Rank 3 from verse 13
- Revelation 16:21Rank 4 from verse 13
21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
21And there fell vpon men a great haile out of heauen, euery stone about the weight of a talent, and men blasphemed God, because of the plague of the hayle: for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
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Genesis 4:13
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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punishment
A penalty, suffering, loss, or correction imposed for an offense or fault.
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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.
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4:9¶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
4:9¶ And the LORD said vnto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And hee said, I know not: Am I my brothers keeper?
4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers †blood cryeth vnto me, from the ground.
4:11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
4:11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receiue thy brothers blood from thy hand.
4:12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
4:12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yeeld vnto thee her strength: A fugitiue and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
4:13And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
4:13And Cain said vnto the LORD, ‖My punishment is greater, then I can beare.
Selected passage4:14Behold, 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.
4:14Behold, thou hast driuen me out this day from the face of the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid, and I shall be a fugitiue, and a vagabond in the earth: and it shall come to passe, that euery one that findeth me, shall slay me.
4:15And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
4:15And the LORD said vnto him, Therefore whosoeuer slayeth Cain, vengeance shalbe taken on him seuen fold. And the LORD set a marke vpon Cain, lest any finding him, should kill him.