Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:10
"And he said, What has thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.""What hast thou done ... ?" This is a similar thought to that expressed in Genesis 3:13. (See the comments there.)"The voice of thy brother's blood ..." This is a figurative expression showing that God would avenge the type of heartless and brutal sin that Cain had committed. The idiomatic statement of this, as here, has captivated the attention and imagination of the men of all generations. The... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:10
blood. Hebrew "bloods", denoting his posterity Matthew 23:35 . read more