12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.


In Context

9 And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the ground.

11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

13 And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

14 Behold, thou hast driven me 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 will come to pass, that every one that findeth me will slay me.

Genesis 4:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:12When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:12When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:12when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield thee its strength; a wanderer and fugitive shalt thou be on the earth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:12when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:12From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:12when thou tillest the ground, it doth not add to give its strength to thee — a wanderer, even a trembling one, thou art in the earth.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:12When you till the ground, it shall not from now on yield to you her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shall you be in the earth.