Genesis 4:9-10
And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Genesis 4
2 songs meet this passage
“Mama, just killed a man”
Bohemian Rhapsody · Queen
resonates with Genesis 4:9-10
Like Cain, the narrator carries the weight of a killing that can't be undone, guilt crying out even as he tries to carry on.
Folsom Prison Blues · Johnny Cash
strains against Genesis 4:10
The casual cruelty of killing for no reason echoes Cain's violence, which cries out for justice rather than being shrugged off.
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