Genesis 4:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 4:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 4:11 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 4:11 — KJV
“And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;”
— Genesis 4:11 (KJV)
Genesis 4:11 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 4:11
“And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:11: art, earth, hath
“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. delivered: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:11: now, art, earth
“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:11: now, art, earth
“Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:11: now, art, earth
“For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:11: art, earth, hath
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