Genesis 4:13

And Cain said vnto the LORD, My punishment is greater, then I can beare.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear!
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.
- Basic English Bible

And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is too great to be borne.
- Darby Bible

And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- Webster's Bible

Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- World English Bible

And Cain saith unto Jehovah, `Greater is my punishment than to be borne;
- Youngs Literal Bible

And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 4:13

4:11 And now art thou cursed from the earth - 1. He is cursed, separated to all evil, laid under the wrath of God, as it is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. 2. He is cursed from the earth. Thence the cry came up to God, thence the curse came up to Cain. God could have taken vengeance by an immediate stroke from heaven: but he chose to make the earth the avenger of blood; to continue him upon the earth, and not presently to cut him off; and yet to make even that his curse. That part of it which fell to his share, and which he had the occupation of, was made unfruitful, by the blood of Abel. Besides, A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. By this he was here condemned, to perpetual disgrace and reproach, and to perpetual disquietment and horror in his own mind. His own guilty conscience should haunt him where ever he went. Now to justify his complaint, Observe his descants upon the sentence. He sees himself excluded by it from the favour of his God; and concludes, that being cursed, he was hid from God's face, and that is indeed the true nature of God's curse; damned sinners find it so, to whom it is said, Depart from me ye cursed. Those are cursed indeed that are for ever shut out from God's love and care, and from all hopes of his grace. He sees himself expelled from all the comforts of this life; and concludes, #Ge 4:14|. Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth - As good have no place on earth as not have a settled place. Better rest in the grave than not rest at all. And from thy face shall I be hid - Shut out of the church, not admitted to come with the sons of God to present himself before the Lord. And it shall come to pass that every one that finds me shall slay me - Wherever he wanders he goes in peril of his life. There were none alive but his near relations, yet even of them he is justly afraid, who had himself been so barbarous to his own brother.

4:15 Whosoever slayeth Cain vengeance shall be taken on him seven - fold - God having said in Cain's case Vengeance is mine, I will repay; it had been a daring usurpation for any man to take the sword out of God's hand. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain - To distinguish him from the rest of mankind. What the mark was, God has not told us: therefore the conjectures of men are vain.