Then the Lord said, “I have heard many times that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are very evil.
Genesis 4:10 - Easy To Read Version Then the Lord said, “What have you done? {You killed your brother!} His blood is like a voice shouting to me from the ground. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [the Lord] said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. Common English Bible The LORD said, “What did you do? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to him: "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me from the land. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to him: What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the earth. |
Then the Lord said, “I have heard many times that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are very evil.
I will demand your blood for your lives. That is, I will demand the life of any animal that kills a person. And I will demand the life of any person who takes another person’s life.
The Lord said, ‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons. So I will punish Ahab in this field.’ The Lord said that. So take Joram’s body and throw it into the field, just like the Lord said!”
But one of the Lord’s prophets was there. This prophet was named Oded. Oded met the Israelite army that came back to Samaria. Oded said to the Israelite army, “The Lord God your ancestors {\cf2\super [324]} obeyed let you defeat the people of Judah because he was angry at them. You killed and punished the people of Judah in a very mean way. Now God is angry at you.
“Earth, don’t hide the wrong things\par that were done to me.\par Don’t let my begging for fairness\par be stopped.\par
In the city you can hear\par the sad sounds of the dying people.\par Those hurt people cry out for help.\par But God does not listen.\par
You did these bad things,\par and I said nothing.\par So you thought\par that I was just like you.\par Well, I won’t be quiet any longer!\par I will make it very clear to you,\par and I will criticize you to your face!\par
The king saves them from cruel people\par who try to hurt them.\par The lives of those poor people are\par very important to the king.\par
The Lord remembered the people who\par went to him for help. {\cf2\super [50]} \par Those poor people cried for help.\par And the Lord didn’t forget them.\par
\{I said this prayer to God:\}\par “Lord, be kind to me.\par Look, my enemies are hurting me.\par Save me from the ‘gates of death.’\par
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.
The field of grapes that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel. The grapevine—the plant the Lord loves—is the man of Judah. {\cf2\super [48]}
“Don’t let your land be ruined with innocent blood. If a person murders someone, then 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.
Peter said, “Ananias, why did you let Satan (the devil) rule your heart? You lied and tried to deceive (fool) the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [85]} You sold your field, but why did you keep part of the money for yourself?
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 that buried your husband are at the door! They will carry you out in the same way.”
“In the land that the Lord your God is giving you, a man might be found murdered in a field. But no one knows who killed him.
Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices {\cf2\super [143]} to God. But Abel offered a better sacrifice to God because Abel had faith. God said he was pleased with the things Abel offered. And so God called Abel a good man because Abel had faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.
You have come to Jesus—the One that brought the new agreement {\cf2\super [168]} from God to his people. You have come to the sprinkled blood {\cf2\super [169]} that tells us about better things than the blood of Abel. {\cf2\super [170]}
People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. Those people are crying out against you. Those people harvested your crops. Now the Lord (God) of heaven’s armies {\cf2\super [24]} has heard the things they are shouting.
Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, {say your prayers}. You should honor the Lord God of Israel and confess your sins to him. Tell me what you did, and don’t try to hide anything from me!”