^18 (A)‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, ^(B)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’

⁹ “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, ^(A)the faithful God ^(B)who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

¹⁸ You show ^(A)lovingkindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them—the Great, ^(B)the Mighty God, whose name is ^(C)the Lord of hosts.

⁴ And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, “O ^(A)Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,