Deuteronomy 5:9-11

Amplified Bible

⁹You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a ^[a]jealous (impassioned) God [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 the fourth generations of those who hate Me,^(A) ¹⁰but ^[b]showing graciousness and lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

¹¹‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who ^[c]takes His name in vain [disregarding its reverence and its power].

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Footnotes

Deuteronomy 5:9 See note 4:24.
Deuteronomy 5:10 Lit doing.
Deuteronomy 5:11 Using the name of God in a casual, frivolous way establishes a mindset that diminishes and dishonors the omnipotent God. Using the name of God to abuse, manipulate, or deceive invites judgment.

Deuteronomy 5:9-11

New International Version

⁹You 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^(A) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,^(B) ¹⁰but showing love to a thousand^(C) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.^(D)