Genesis 4:12
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”Genesis 4:12
What Does Genesis 4:12 Mean?
Genesis 4:12 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 4, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 4:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 2:5“And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.”Psalms 109:10“Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.”Hosea 9:17“My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.”Genesis 3:23“Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.”Leviticus 26:20“And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.”Leviticus 26:36“And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.”Deuteronomy 28:23“And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.”Psalms 59:11“Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.”Joel 2:22“Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.”Genesis 3:17“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”Genesis 4:14“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”Genesis 8:21“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”Genesis 17:18“And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!”Deuteronomy 28:65“And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:”Job 15:23“He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.”Job 30:5“They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)”Job 31:39“If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:”Jeremiah 20:3“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.”Romans 8:20“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,”Psalms 104:14“He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;”
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