(A)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (B)jealous God, (C)inflicting the [a]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing

You 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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A (A)jealous and avenging God is the Lord;
The Lord is (B)avenging and [a]wrathful.
The Lord takes (C)vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 1:2 Lit a possessor of wrath

The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh

The Lord is a jealous(A) and avenging God;
    the Lord takes vengeance(B) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
    and vents his wrath against his enemies.(C)

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