11 (A)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God [a]in vain, for the Lord will not [b]leave unpunished the one who takes His name in vain.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:11 I.e., uselessly or abusively
  2. Deuteronomy 5:11 Or hold guiltless

11 “You shall not misuse the name(A) of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(B)

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They speak mere words,
[a]With (A)worthless oaths they make covenants;
And (B)judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:4 Or Swearing falsely in making a covenant

They make many promises,
    take false oaths(A)
    and make agreements;(B)
therefore lawsuits spring up
    like poisonous weeds(C) in a plowed field.

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