Tafsiran yang Mengutip untuk Ratapan 5:7

...Whoever ascribes divinity to anything besides Me, I will punish that one who hates Me and practices idolatry with a wondrous punishment - that the children of the sinner will be punished for this iniquity, [as well as] the third and fourth generations. And as a result, it is fitting that people guard themselves from idolatry. However for the one who loves Me and guards My commandments in such a way as to cling to Me, I will do wondrous kindness - the kindness will continue upon his offspring for thousands of generations. But behold, there is a question about this statement. And that is, how is it possible that God, may He be blessed, would punish the children of a sinner; as behold, they have no guilt for the sin of their father?? And we answer this question in this way. And it is that the punishment that God brings upon those that transgress His words - whether it be by providence, whether it be by rebuke or whether it by the secret of providence, such that the proper punishments come upon them through the system [of the constellations] - that when He brings these woes, the woe reaches their children. But it would not have reached them were it not for the sins of their parents. And the [illustration of this is] when our ancestors rebelled, they were liable for the punishment that they would be exiled among the nations, and gentiles would inherit their land. But behold the exile continues to their children after them, because of their being exiled when they gave birth to them. [It is] such that it is not possible for them to escape from this woe unless... they be at the heights of perfection, such that it is possible that God would bring them out by way of a miracle. And it is in this way that the prophet said (Lamentations 5:7), "Our fathers sinned and are no more; and we must bear their guilt." And that is because if our fathers had not sinned, we would be in the Land... But behold, when we are in exile for the sin of our fathers, guarding ourselves from disgusting acts (which caused the exile) is insufficient to have us return [to the Land]. Rather, we are required to attain [greater] perfection, such that we cling to God, may He be elevated, in such a way that He would take us out of the exile by way of wondrous providence. And in this way, there would be no injustice if the punishment would reach the children for the sake of the parents, as this is through happenstance... 

they will even weaken for the sins of their fathers among them compare, “our fathers have sinned” [Lamentations 5:7], as I have explained in the Book of Lamentations.

a sign from God , reminding you of your rebellion against Him. Not only shall the sign be against you, but it shall also be against your descendants (as in “our fathers have sinned, and are no more…” [Lamentations 5: 7]), as I have elsewhere mentioned [cf. comment on Leviticus 26: 39].