“ And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. ”
- Section IV - The Family of Adam - Cain and Abel 1. קין qayı̂n , Qain (Cain), “spear-shaft,” and קנה qānah , “set up, establish, gain, buy,” contain the biliteral root קן qan , “se...
And Cain said unto the LORD, (m) My punishment [is] greater than I can bear. (m) He burdens God as a cruel judge because he punished him so severely.
The Story of Cain and Abel. This belongs to the J cycle of stories, but apparently not to the same stratum as Genesis 4:3 , for it is assumed that the earth has a population from which Cain fears ve...
punishment . iniquity. Hebrew. 'aven. See App-44. For "my punishment", &c, read "Is mine iniquity too great to be forgiven? "with Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Targum of Onkelos, Samari...
13. My punishment is greater, etc. Nearly all commentators agree that this is the language of desperation; because Cain, confounded by the judgment of God, had no remaining hope of pardon. An...
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My punishment is greater than I can bear - The margin reads, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven. The origin...
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My punishment is greater than I can bear. The original words have been variously interpreted. х `ªwon ( H5771 ) sign...
Cain and Abel. The Descendants of Cain The narrative, which forms part of the Primitive document, impressively shows how sin, having once appeared, became hereditary in the human race, and speedil...
My punishment (or my iniquity ) is greater than I can bear. — Literally, than can be borne, or “ forgiven.” It is in accordance with the manner of the Hebrew language to have only one word for...
CAIN AND ABEL Genesis 4:1-26 IT is not the purpose of this narrator to write the history of the world. It is not his purpose to write even the history of mankind. His object is to write the his...
Cain's Career Genesis 4:9-26 God's first question to the soul is, “Adam, where art thou?” The next, “Where is thy brother?” We are our brother's keepers. All related to us, within our reach,...
The degeneration of the first man and woman was transmitted, the firstborn being manifestly an inheritor of the fallen nature of his parents. His mother named him Cain, intimating a hope that the see...
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Revelation 14:11 ;...
And Cain said unto the Lord ,.... In the anguish of his spirit and the distress of his mind: my punishment is greater than I can bear ; thus complaining of the mercy of God, as if he acted a cruel...
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear. Ver. 13. My punishment is greater than I can bear. ] Or, mine iniquity is greater than can be forgiven. In either sense he...
Cain said, My punishment (Hebrews my sin ) is greater than I can bear Sin, however, seems to be put for punishment, as it is Genesis 4:7 , and in many other places. For Cain was not so sensible...
CAIN AND ABEL Adam and Eve, having acquired a sinful nature, could only communicate the same nature to their children. Their firstborn was named Cain, which means "smith" or "fabricator," one who...
Cain's Complaint. B. C. 3875. 13 And Cain said unto the L ORD , My punishment is gre...
Hebrew, My sin; but sin seems here to be put for punishment, as before, Genesis 4:7 Genesis 19:15 Leviticus 5:1 Psalms 69:27 Proverbs 12:21 ; for Cain was not so sensible of his sin a...
The Story of Cain and Abel ( Genesis 4:1 to Genesis 5:1 a). Genesis 4:1-16 . The Sin of Cain TABLET III It is quite clear that this section once existed separately from Genesis 2-3. The immed...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 4:9-16 THE BITTER CURSE WHICH SIN BRINGS UPON AN INDIVIDUAL LIFE We have been thoroughly educated in the nature and effects of sin by the sacred nar...
Genesis 4 I. From the story of Cain we gather the following thoughts: I. Eve's disappointment at the birth of Cain should be a warning to all mothers. Over-estimate of children may be traced...
Genesis 4:1 . I have gotten. קניתי kaniti, from the root kana, he possessed. The LXX have betrayed their ignorance of the Eternal Word, or Wisdom, by frequently rendering this word created....
Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground The story of Cain and Abel I. RELIGION ACTUATED MEN IN THE VERY EARLIEST TIMES. II. THE MERE NATURAL RELIGION IS ESSENTIALLY D...
EXPOSITION Genesis 4:1 Exiled from Eden, o'er, canopied by grace, animated by hope, assured of the Divine forgiveness, and filled with a sweet peace, the first pair enter on their life expe...
God's Judgment upon Cain
Job 15:22 Revelation 16:9 Revelation 16:11 Revelation 16:21
Cain and Abel Genesis 4:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It falls to our lot to connect the links between our last study and today's. 1. We have Adam naming his wife, "Eve." Here is the Scripture: "...