Thou shalt neither bow thyself unto them, nor serve them: for (A)I the Lord thy God am a [a]jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, even unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:

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  1. Deuteronomy 5:9 That is, of his honor, not permitting it to be given to others.

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(A) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,(B)

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18 (A)Thou showest mercy unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their [a]children after them: O God the great and mighty, whose name is the Lord of hosts,

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  1. Jeremiah 32:18 Because the wicked are subject to the curse of God, he showeth that their posterity which by nature are under this malediction, shall be punisheth both for their own wickedness, and that the iniquity of their fathers, which is likewise in them, shall be also revenged on their head.

18 You 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)

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