Genesis 4:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

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  • Jer 23:39 : 39 For this reason, truly, I will put you completely out of my memory, and I will put you, and the town which I gave to you and to your fathers, away from before my face:
  • 2 Kgs 24:20 : 20 And because of the wrath of the Lord, this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had sent them all away from before him: and Zedekiah took up arms against the king of Babylon.
  • Jer 52:3 : 3 And because of the wrath of the Lord this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had sent them away from before him: and Zedekiah took up arms against the king of Babylon.
  • Gen 3:8 : 8 And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.
  • Gen 4:14 : 14 You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.
  • Exod 20:18 : 18 And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.
  • 2 Kgs 13:23 : 23 But the Lord was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; he would not put them to destruction or send them away from before his face till now.
  • Job 2:7 : 7 And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.
  • Job 20:17 : 17 Let him not see the rivers of oil, the streams of honey and milk.
  • Ps 5:11 : 11 But let all those who put their faith in you be glad with cries of joy at all times, and let all the lovers of your name be glad in you.
  • Ps 68:2 : 2 Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.
  • Matt 18:20 : 20 For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.
  • Luke 13:26 : 26 Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.
  • John 1:3 : 3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.
  • John 1:10 : 10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
  • 1 Thess 1:9 : 9 For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,
  • Job 1:12 : 12 And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And the Satan went out from before the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 4:17-18
    2 verses
    83%

    17 And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.

    18 And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.

  • Gen 4:5-15
    11 verses
    79%

    5 But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.

    6 And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?

    7 If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.

    8 And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.

    9 And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?

    10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.

    11 And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;

    12 No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth.

    13 And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.

    14 You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.

    15 And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.

  • Gen 4:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have got a man from the Lord.

    2 Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.

    3 And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.

  • Gen 4:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24 If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.

    25 And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.

  • Gen 3:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23 So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.

    24 So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.

  • 1 John 3:12
    68%

    12 Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

  • Gen 2:15
    68%

    15 And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

  • Gen 3:8-9
    2 verses
    68%

    8 And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.

    9 And the voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, Where are you?

  • Gen 2:8
    68%

    8 And the Lord God made a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had made.

  • Gen 2:10
    68%

    10 And a river went out of Eden giving water to the garden; and from there it was parted and became four streams.

  • Gen 5:13
    67%

    13 And after the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan went on living for eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters:

  • Gen 5:4
    67%

    4 And after the birth of Seth, Adam went on living for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:

  • Gen 8:16
    67%

    16 Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives.