Exodus 20:5

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⁵You shall not bow down to them or worship^(A) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,^(B) punishing the children for the sin of the parents^(C) to the third and fourth generation^(D) of those who hate me,

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Exodus 34:6-7

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⁶And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate^(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,^(B) abounding in love^(C) and faithfulness,^(D) ⁷maintaining love to thousands,^(E) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.^(F) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;^(G) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”^(H)

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Deuteronomy 5:9

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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)

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Jeremiah 32:18

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¹⁸You show love^(A) to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps^(B) of their children^(C) after them. Great and mighty God,^(D) whose name is the Lord Almighty,^(E)