Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife - He excused the fault, by laying it on his wife, but God doth not admit the excuse; tho' it was her fault to persuade him to eat it, it was his fault to hearken to her. Cursed is the ground for thy sake - And the effect of that curse is, Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth unto thee - The ground or earth, by the sin of man, is made subject to vanity, the several parts of it being not so serviceable to man's comfort and happiness, as they were when they were made. Fruitfulness was its blessing for man's service, Gen. 1:11-29, and now barrenness was its curse for man's punishment.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Genesis 8:21
Romans 8:20
1 Timothy 2:14
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