Exodus 20:5
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“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;”Exodus 20:5
What Does Exodus 20:5 Mean?
Exodus 20:5 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 20, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 20:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 5:9“Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto 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,”Numbers 14:18“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.”Exodus 34:7“Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.”Deuteronomy 4:24“For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.”Exodus 34:14“For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:”Genesis 21:1“And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.”Deuteronomy 6:15“(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.”Joshua 24:19“And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.”Exodus 34:6“And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,”Joshua 23:7“That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:”Psalms 109:14“Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.”Isaiah 65:6“Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,”Jeremiah 32:18“Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,”Nahum 1:2“God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.”Psalms 95:6“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”Daniel 3:28“Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.”Exodus 23:24“Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.”Numbers 14:33“And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.”Psalms 79:8“O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.”Lamentations 5:7“Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.”
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