Genesis 4:13 meaning and explanation
But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Cain has just been told by the LORD that the ground will no longer yield for him and that he will be a fugitive and wanderer, banished from the soil he farmed. His reply is not remorse but despair: the Hebrew word often rendered punishment can also mean guilt or iniquity, so Cain may be saying that his guilt is too heavy to carry or that his sentence is more than he can endure.
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