OLD TESTAMENT

Exodus 20:7

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“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.

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Verse 7. In vain. On trifling occasions, rashly, or falsely. “Those who swear often, diminish their credit among the wise.” Philo.

EXPLANATION

LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.

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or, You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain

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