“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.”
'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain' -- the third commandment protects God's name (shem) from misuse. 'In vain' (shav, emptily/falsely) includes false swearing, profanity, and irreverent speech. The consequence is guilt: the misuser is not cleared by God. Names carry reality; to misuse a name is to violate what it represents.
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