Exodus 20:5
New International Version
Exodus 20:5
New American Standard Bible
5 (A)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (B)jealous God, (C)inflicting the [a]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
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- Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
Exodus 20:5
Amplified Bible
5 You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [[a]demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,(A)
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- Exodus 20:5 God does not tolerate the transfer of the honor and worship that is due Him to any other being or object.
Exodus 20:5
New Living Translation
5 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
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