DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON Deuteronomy 5:9 jealous. See Deuteronomy 4:24 and note on 4:23–24. visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the... fourth generation. This punishment is not for those who follow the Lord but for those who hate him. Such people may suffer the effects of their ancestors’ sins or even continue in the same sins. See also Exodus 34:6. For those who love God, his steadfast love far outlasts the effects of sin on future generations.

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