Genesis 4:10

But the Lord said, “What have you done? ¹  The voice ²  of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!

Ge 3:13; Ge 18:20; Ex 3:7; Jos 7:19; 2Ki 9:26; Job 16:18; Job 24:12; Job 31:38,39; Ps 9:12; Ps 50:21; Ps 72:14; Isa 5:7; Ac 5:3,9; Heb 11:4; Heb 12:24; Jas 5:4; Re 6:10

¹ sn What have you done? Again the Lord’s question is rhetorical (see Gen 3:13), condemning Cain for his sin.

² tn The word “voice” is a personification; the evidence of Abel’s shed blood condemns Cain, just as a human eyewitness would testify in court. For helpful insights, see G. von Rad, Biblical Interpretations in Preaching; and L. Morris, “The Biblical Use of the Term ‘Blood,’” JTS 6 (1955/56): 77-82.