Exodus 34:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 34:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 34:7 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; v..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 34:7 — KJV
“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.”
— Exodus 34:7 (KJV)
Exodus 34:7 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 34:7
“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.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 34:7: mercy, forgiving, iniquity
“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,”
Shares key themes with Exodus 34:7: iniquity, visiting, fathers
“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;”
Shares key themes with Exodus 34:7: iniquity, visiting, fathers
“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,”
Shares key themes with Exodus 34:7: thousands, iniquity, fathers
“But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 34:7: iniquity, fourth, generation
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