10 Then He said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground!(A) 11 So now you are cursed, alienated, from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.[a] 12 If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”(B)

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  1. Genesis 4:11 Lit blood from your hand

10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood (A)cries out to Me from the ground. 11 So now (B)you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”

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10 He said, “What have you done? (A)The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground. 11 Now (B)you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 (C)When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; (D)you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.”

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