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 34:13

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¹³Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.^[a]^(A)

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Footnotes

Exodus 34:13 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

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Exodus 34:14

New International Version

¹⁴Do not worship any other god,^(A) for the Lord, whose name^(B) is Jealous, is a jealous God.^(C)

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Numbers 25:11

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¹¹“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites.^(A) Since he was as zealous for my honor^(B) among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal.

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Deuteronomy 29:20

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²⁰The Lord will never be willing to forgive^(A) them; his wrath and zeal^(B) will burn^(C) against them. All the curses written in this book will fall on them, and the Lord will blot^(D) out their names from under heaven.

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Deuteronomy 32:16

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¹⁶They made him jealous^(A) with their foreign gods
and angered^(B) him with their detestable idols.

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Deuteronomy 32:21

New International Version

²¹They made me jealous^(A) by what is no god
and angered me with their worthless idols.^(B)
I will make them envious by those who are not a people;
I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.^(C)