Genesis 4:16 - Revised Standard Version

¹⁶ Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ So Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod [wandering], east of Eden.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Cain left the LORD’s presence, and he settled down in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And so Cain, departing from the face of the Lord, lived as a fugitive on the earth, toward the eastern region of Eden.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth, at the east side of Eden.

Genesis 4:16 Cross References

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Genesis 4:14

Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me.”

Genesis 4:17

Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them, and he turned toward them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them; nor has he cast them from his presence until now.

2 Kings 24:20

For because of the anger of the Lord it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Job 1:12

And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only upon himself do not put forth your hand.” So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

Job 2:7

So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and afflicted Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Job 20:17

He will not look upon the rivers, the streams flowing with honey and curds.

Psalm 5:11

But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee.

Psalm 68:2

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before fire, let the wicked perish before God!

Exodus 20:18

Now when all the people perceived the thunderings and the lightnings and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled; and they stood afar off,

Jeremiah 23:39

therefore, behold, I will surely lift you up and cast you away from my presence, you and the city which I gave to you and your fathers.

Jeremiah 52:3

Surely because of the anger of the Lord things came to such a pass in Jerusalem and Judah that he cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.

Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

Luke 13:26

Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

John 1:10

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not.

John 1:3

all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For they themselves report concerning us what a welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,