Genesis 4:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then the Lord said, “What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.

Cross References

Hebrews 12:24

You have come to Jesus—the one who brought the new agreement from God to his people. You have come to the sprinkled blood that tells us about better things than the blood of Abel.

Hebrews 11:4

Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices to God. But Abel offered a better sacrifice to God because he had faith. God said he was pleased with what Abel offered. And so God called him a good man because he had faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the house of Israel. The grapevine, the plant he loves, is the man of Judah. The Lord hoped for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for fairness, but there were only cries from people being treated badly.

Psalm 72:14

He saves them from the cruel people who try to hurt them. Their lives are important to him.

James 5:4

People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. They are crying out against you. They harvested your crops. Now the Lord All-Powerful has heard their cries.

Psalm 9:12

He punishes murderers and remembers those who are in need. When suffering people cry for help, he does not ignore them.

Numbers 35:33

“Don’t let your land be polluted with innocent blood. If a person murders someone, the only payment for that crime is that the murderer must be killed! There is no other payment that will free the land from that crime.

Job 16:18

“Earth, don’t hide the wrong things that were done to me. Don’t let my begging for fairness be stopped.

Genesis 9:5

Also, I will demand your blood for your lives. That is, I will demand the life of any person or animal that takes a human life.

Psalm 50:21

When you did these things, I said nothing. So you thought that I was just like you. But I will not be quiet any longer. I will correct you and make clear what I have against you.

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt, and I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain.

Job 24:12

In the city you can hear the sad sounds of dying people. Those who are hurt cry out for help, but God does not listen.

2 Kings 9:26

The Lord said, ‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons. And I, the Lord, am telling you that I will punish Ahab in this field.’ So take Joram’s body and throw it into the field, just as the Lord said.”

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, you must honor the Lord, the God of Israel. Praise him and confess your sins to him. Tell me what you did, and don’t try to hide anything from me.”

Genesis 18:20

Then the Lord said, “I have heard many times that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are very evil.

Genesis 3:13

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What have you done?” She said, “The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit.”

Acts 5:9

Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! Do you hear those footsteps? The men who buried your husband are at the door. They will carry you out in the same way.”

Acts 5:3

Peter said, “Ananias, why did you let Satan fill your mind with such an idea? You kept part of the money for yourself and lied about it to the Holy Spirit!

Deuteronomy 21:1

“In the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you might find a dead body in a field, but no one knows who killed that person.

1 Samuel 13:11

Samuel asked, “What have you done?” Saul answered, “I saw the soldiers leaving me. You were not here on time, and the Philistines were gathering at Micmash.

2 Chronicles 28:9

But one of the Lord’s prophets named Oded was there. Oded met the Israelite army that came back to Samaria. He said to the Israelite army, “The Lord, the God your ancestors worshiped, let you defeat the people of Judah because he was angry with them. But now he is angry with you, because he has seen how cruel you were in killing them.

Psalm 9:13

I said this prayer: “Lord, be kind to me. See how my enemies are hurting me. Save me from the ‘gates of death.’