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Deuteronomy 5:11

Deuteronomy 5:11
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.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Deuteronomy 5:6-21

Compare Exo. 20 and notes. Moses here adopts the Ten Words as a ground from which he may proceed to reprove, warn, and exhort; and repeats them, with a certain measure of freedom and adaptation. Our…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 5:6-22

Here is the repetition of the ten commandments, in which observe, 1. Though they had been spoken before, and written, yet they are again rehearsed; for precept must be upon precept, and line upon…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Third Commandment exactly as in Exo 20:7. On the need for this in Israel see on Deu 6:13.