Genesis 4:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 4:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 4:13 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My...: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 4:13 — KJV
“And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My...: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven”
— Genesis 4:13 (KJV)
Genesis 4:13 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 4:13
“And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:13: lord, bear, iniquity
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:13: lord, greater, than
“For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. punishment of the iniquity: or, iniquity”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:13: punishment, greater, than
“Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. caused...: Heb. were for a stumblingblock of iniquity unto, etc”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:13: lord, bear, mine
“Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 4:13: lord, greater, than
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