🎋 Thou Shalt Not Take The Lord'S Name In Vain

What exactly is forbidden by the third commandment? The word vain (as it’s rendered in the ESV) can mean “empty,” “nothing,” “worthless,” or “to no good purpose.”. We are forbidden, therefore, from taking the name of God (or taking up the name or bearing the name, as the phrase could be translated) in a manner that is wicked Exodus 20:7King James Version. 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Read full chapter. Exodus 20:7 in all English translations. Exodus 19. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain. Literal Standard Version. You do not take up the Name of your God YHWH for a vain thing, for YHWH does not acquit him who takes up His Name for a vain thing. Majority Standard Bible. kC9oNhF. 404 97 267 991 198 978 426 801

thou shalt not take the lord's name in vain