¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, “Not so^[a]; anyone who kills Cain^(A) will suffer vengeance^(B) seven times over.^(C)” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

²¹ “‘If you remain hostile^(A) toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over,^(B) as your sins deserve.

²⁸ then in my anger^(A) I will be hostile^(B) toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.^(C)

²⁶ The moon will shine like the sun,^(A) and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals^(B) the wounds he inflicted.