Genesis 4:12

Genesis 4:12 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

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

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

12When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

12When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

12When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength [it will resist producing good crops] for you; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond [roaming aimlessly] on the earth [in perpetual exile without a home, a degraded outcast].”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

12When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

12When you farm the land, it will not produce its crops for you anymore. You will be a restless person who wanders around on the earth.”

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