Deuteronomy 5:8-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 You shall not make any carved image for yourself or a likeness of anything in heaven above, on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth. 9 Do not bow down to them or be subservient to[a] them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God.[b] I follow up on[c] the guilt of the fathers with their children, their grandchildren, and their great-grandchildren if they also hate me. 10 But I show mercy to thousands who love me and keep my commandments.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 5:9 The Hebrew verb for to serve is written as a passive form to give it a derogatory tone.
- Deuteronomy 5:9 That is, a God who demands exclusive loyalty
- Deuteronomy 5:9 Or demand an accounting for. The Hebrew verb pachad has traditionally been translated visit, but in modern English visit has a social connotation. The term, however, refers to an official visit to bring punishment or reward to someone.
Deuteronomy 5:8-10
New International Version
8 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.(A) 9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents(B) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,(C) 10 but showing love to a thousand(D) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.(E)
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