Êxodo 20

5 You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [*20:5 God does not tolerate the transfer of the honor and worship that is due Him to any other being or object.demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, [Is 42:8; 48:11]