Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
You are not to bow down to them in worship or serve them, because I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the guilt of parents on children, to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them, for I, LORD thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those who hate me,
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
Amplified
You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [
Bible in Basic English
You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;
Darby Translation
thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth generation of them that hate me,
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not worship to them, and thou shalt not serve them: for I am Jehovah thy God, a jealous God, striking the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and to the fourth, to them hating me;
King James 2000
You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Lexham Expanded Bible
You will not bow down to them, and you will not serve them, because I [am] Yahweh your God, a jealous God, punishing [the] guilt of [the] parents on the children on [the] third and on [the] fourth [generations] of those hating me,
Modern King James verseion
You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them. For I Jehovah your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons to the third and fourth generation of those that hate me,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
See that thou neither bow thyself unto them neither serve them: for I, the LORD thy God, am a jealous God, and visit the sin of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:
NET Bible
You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,
New Heart English Bible
you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,
The Emphasized Bible
thou shalt not bow thyself down to them nor be led to serve them - For, I, Yahweh, thy God, am a jealous GOD, visiting the iniquity of fathers upon sons, unto three generations and, unto four, of them that hate me;
Webster
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
World English Bible
you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, am a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third generation, and on the fourth, of those hating Me,
Themes
Bowing » What not to bow down before
Children » Involved in guilt of parents
Children » Frequently bore the curse of parents
Commandment » The ten commandments
The ten commandments » Enumerated
Error » Definition of » Consequences of parents' sins upon children
God » Impartiality of » Jealousy of
Hate » Those that hate the lord
Home » Parental indulgence » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Idolatry » Consists in » Bowing down to images
Idolatry » The jews » Forbidden to practice
Idolatry » All forms of, forbidden by the law of moses
Judgments » Inflicted upon » Posterity of sinners
The law of God » Given » To the israelites
Parents » Prayers » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Parents » Sins of, visited on their children
Parent's sins » Visited upon children » Sins of parents visited upon the children
Punishment » Design of » To secure obedience
Reasoning » God reasons with men
Sin » Of youth, results of » Parents', visited upon the children
Sin » Conviction of, results of » Consequences of parents' sins upon children
Sins » Of parents secret » Of youth
Tables » Of testimony » The commandments engraved upon
Transgression » Sin, definition of » Consequences of parents' sins upon children
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Ten Commandments
4
Do not make your own carved idols or statues that represent any creature in the sky, on the earth, or in the water.
5
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 34:14
Do not worship any other god but Jehovah for his reputation is filled with zeal, and he is a God who demands exclusive devotion.
Numbers 14:18
Jehovah is patient, forever loving; He forgives wrongdoing and disobedience. He never lets the guilty go unpunished. In fact he punishes children for their parents' sins to the third and fourth generation.
Deuteronomy 4:24
For Jehovah your God is a consuming fire, even a totally demanding zealous God. (He requires exclusive devotion!)
Nahum 1:2
Jehovah (YHWH) is a zealous God requiring exclusive devotion (tolerates no rivals). Jehovah takes vengeance (punishment) against his adversaries. He reserves (maintains) wrath (indignation) (displeasure) against his enemies.
Exodus 23:24
Do not worship or serve their gods or follow their practices. You must destroy their gods and crush their sacred stones.
Deuteronomy 6:15
Jehovah your God is a totally demanding zealous God. He tolerates no rivals! The anger of Jehovah your God will burn against you. He will then destroy you from the face of the earth.
Joshua 23:7
You will not associate with these peoples left among you or speak the names of their gods or use those names in taking vows or worship those gods or bow down to them.
Joshua 24:19
Joshua said to the people: You may not be able to serve Jehovah. He is a holy God and will not forgive your sins. He will tolerate no rivals,
Jeremiah 32:18
You show loving kindness to thousands, but repay the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them. O great and mighty God. Jehovah of Hosts is his name.
Leviticus 26:1
Do not make idols or set up statues, stone pillars, or carved stones to worship. I am Jehovah your God!
Numbers 14:33
Your children will be shepherds in the desert for forty years. They will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies dead in the desert.
Deuteronomy 32:21
They made him furious because they worshiped foreign gods. They angered him because they worshiped worthless idols. So I will use those who are not my people to make them jealous and a nation of godless fools to make them angry.
1 Kings 21:29
Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.
2 Kings 17:35
Jehovah made an agreement with them and gave them orders, saying: You are to have no other gods. You are not to worship them or be their servants or make them offerings.
Psalm 79:8
Do not hold the crimes of our ancestors against us. Reach out to us soon with your compassion, because we are helpless.
Psalm 109:14
Let Jehovah remember the guilt of his ancestors and not wipe out his mother's sin.
Isaiah 44:15
It is man's fuel for burning so he takes some to warm himself. He kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions a god and worships it. Yes he makes an idol and bows down to it.
Isaiah 44:19
No one stops to think. No one has enough knowledge or understanding to say: I burned half of the wood in the fire. I also baked bread over its coals. I roasted meat and ate it. Now I am making the rest of the wood into a disgusting thing and bowing to a block of wood.
Isaiah 65:6-7
See, it stands written before me. I will not keep silent but will pay back in full; I will pay it back into their laps
Exodus 34:6-7
Jehovah then passed in front of him and called out: I, Jehovah, am a God who is full of compassion and pity. I am not easily angered and show great love and faithfulness.
Leviticus 20:5
I will condemn them and their families. I will exclude them from the people. I will exclude from the people everyone who chases after Molech as if he were a prostitute.
Leviticus 26:29
You will eat the bodies of your sons and daughters.
Leviticus 26:39-40
Those who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.
Deuteronomy 5:9
Do not bow down to them. Do not serve them! For I Jehovah your God am a totally demanding zealous God. I require exclusive devotion and punish the fathers and children who hate me to the third and fourth generation.
Deuteronomy 7:10
He destroys everyone who hates him. He never takes long to pay back anyone who hates him.
Deuteronomy 32:41
I sharpen my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold on justice! I will render vengeance on my adversaries. I will repay those who hate me.
Joshua 23:16
If you do not obey the covenant Jehovah your God commanded you to obey and if you serve and worship other gods, then in his anger he will punish you. Soon none of you will be left in this good land that he gave you.
Judges 2:19
When the judge was dead they returned and corrupted themselves more than their fathers. They followed other gods to serve them, and to bow down to them. They did not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
1 Samuel 15:2-3
The Israelites were on their way out of Egypt when the nation of Amalek attacked them. I am Jehovah All-Powerful. I am going to make Amalek pay for what he did to Israel!
2 Samuel 21:1
There was a famine for three successive years during David's reign. David asked Jehovah for advice about it. Jehovah answered: It is because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.
2 Samuel 21:6
Hand over seven of his male descendants. We will hang them before Jehovah at Gibeah, the hometown of Saul, Jehovah's chosen king. The king responded: I will hand them over to you.
2 Kings 17:41
So these nations worshiped Jehovah and they still served the images (idols) they had made. Their children and their children's children did the same. They do just as their fathers did to this very day.
2 Kings 23:26
Still the heat of Jehovah's anger was not turned back from Judah. This is because of all Manasseh had done in moving him to anger.
2 Chronicles 25:14
After Amaziah came back from defeating the Edomites, he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up as his gods, bowed down to them, and burned sacrifices to them.
Job 5:4
His children are far from help. They are crushed at the court of justice at the city gate. No one is there to rescue them.
Job 21:19
You say: 'God stores up their iniquity for their children.' Let God repay them so they may know.
Psalm 78:58
They provoked him to anger (indignation) because of their illegal worship sites. They made him furious because they worshiped idols.
Psalm 81:15
Those who hate Jehovah would pretend obedience (submission) to him. Their time of punishment would be long lasting.
Proverbs 6:34-35
Jealousy enrages a man. He will not be spared in the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 8:36
But he who sins against me wrongs himself. All who hate me love death.
Isaiah 14:20-21
You ruined your country and killed your own people. For that reason, you will not be buried like other kings. None of your evil family will survive.
Jeremiah 2:9
That is why I will bring charges against you, proclaims Jehovah, and I will bring charges against your grandchildren.
Ezekiel 8:3
It stretched out what looked like a hand and grabbed me by the hair on my head. In these visions from God, the Spirit carried me between heaven and earth. He took me in vision to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the idol of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy, was located.
Daniel 1:2
Jehovah (YHWH) allowed Nebuchadnezzar to capture Jehoiakim king of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar carried part of the vessels of the house of God into the Plain of Shinar [in Babylon]. He brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
Matthew 4:9
I will give all this to you, the Devil told Jesus, if you kneel down and worship me.
Matthew 23:34-36
Look! I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will torture and kill. Others you will torment and persecute from city to city.
John 7:7
The world has no reason to hate you. But it hates me because I testify that its works are evil.
John 15:18
If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
John 15:23-24
He who hates me hates my Father also.
Romans 1:30
backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Romans 8:7
This is because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God. It is not subject to the law of God for it cannot be.
1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we provoke Jehovah to rivalry (indignation) (anger)? Are we stronger than he?
James 4:4
Adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity (hatred) (hostility) toward God? Whoever would be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.