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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.

KJV

qui custodis misericordiam in millia ; qui aufers iniquitatem, et scelera, atque peccata, nullusque apud te per se innocens est ; qui reddis iniquitatem patrum filiis, ac nepotibus in tertiam et quartam progeniem.

Vulgate

καὶ δικαιοσύνην διατηρῶν καὶ ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας, ἀφαιρῶν ἀνομίας καὶ ἀδικίας καὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ οὐ καθαριεῖ τὸν ἔνοχον, ἐπάγων ἀνομίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα καὶ ἐπὶ τέκνα τέκνων ἐπὶ τρίτην καὶ τετάρτην γενεάν.

LXX

keeping lovingkindness 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, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

ASV

נֹצֵ֥ר חֶ֨סֶד֙ לָ/אֲלָפִ֔ים נֹשֵׂ֥א עָוֺ֛ן וָ/פֶ֖שַׁע וְ/חַטָּאָ֑ה וְ/נַקֵּה֙ לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֔ה פֹּקֵ֣ד עֲוֺ֣ן אָב֗וֹת עַל בָּנִים֙ וְ/עַל בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים עַל שִׁלֵּשִׁ֖ים וְ/עַל רִבֵּעִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הֶ֑ם
hm
verb · 303×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
חַטָּ֖את
cht't
noun · 298×
י
y
noun · 93×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 230×
נִי
ny
verb · 63×
נַקֵּ֖ה
nqh
verb · 42×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רִבֵּעִ֖ים
rb'ym
noun · 4×
שִׁלֵּשִׁ֥ים
shlshym
noun · 5×

Themes

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§211The divine name, "I Am" or "He Is", expresses God's faithfulness: despite the faithlessness of men's sin and the punishment it deserves, he keeps "steadfast love for thousands".21 By going so far as to give up his own Son for us, God reveals that he is "rich in mercy".22 By giving his life to free us from sin, Jesus reveals that he himself bears the divine name: "When you have …
Heidelberg Catechism · 2 passages
Q. Will God permit such disobedience and rebellion to go unpunished? A. Certainly not. God is terribly angry about the sin we are born with as well as the sins we personally commit. As a just judge he punishes them now and in eternity. He has declared: Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the things written in the book of the law.
Q. But isn't God also merciful? A. God is certainly merciful, but he is also just. His justice demands that sin committed against his supreme majesty be punished with the supreme penalty — eternal punishment of body and soul.
God is not only supremely merciful, but also supremely just. His justice requires (as he has revealed himself in the Word) that the sins we have committed against his infinite majesty be punished with both temporal and eternal punishments, of soul as well as body. We cannot escape these punishments unless satisfaction is given to God's justice.

Cross-references

  • 1John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  • 1Kgs 8:32 — Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
  • Acts 5:31 — Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
  • Acts 13:38 — Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
  • Dan 9:4 — And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
  • Dan 9:9 — To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
  • Deut 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
  • Deut 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
  • Eph 1:7 — In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
  • Eph 1:7 — In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
  • Eph 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
  • Exod 20:5 — 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 th
  • Exod 23:7 — Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
  • Exod 23:7 — Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
  • Heb 12:29 — For our God is a consuming fire.
  • Jer 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,
  • Jer 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,
  • Job 10:14 — If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
  • Job 10:14 — If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
  • Matt 6:12 — And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
  • Mic 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
  • Nah 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.
  • Nah 1:6 — Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
  • Neh 1:5 — And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
  • Neh 9:32 — Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princ
  • Num 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 four
  • Ps 86:15 — But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
  • Ps 103:3 — Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
  • Ps 130:4 — But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
  • Ps 143:2 — And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
  • Rom 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
  • Rom 3:19 — Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
  • Rom 4:7 — Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
  • Rom 9:22 — What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: