Deuteronomy 5:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Compare Exodus 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 adaptati...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Yahweh's covenant ( Deuteronomy 4:13 *) with Israel at Horeb ( Deuteronomy 1:2 *) and its obligations ( Deuteronomy 5:6-21 ). With D's version of the Decalogue ( Deuteronomy 5:6-21 ) compare the ea...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Thou shalt have none other gods before me. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Repetition of the Decalogue This chapter repeats the Law of the Ten Commandments given on Mt. Sinai with the circumstances of its delivery: see Exodus 20 , and the notes there.

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Take... in vain. — Literally, Thou shalt not put the name of Jehovah thy God to vanity: i.e., to anything that is false, or hollow, or unreal. Primarily, it is false swearing that is forbidden he...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE DECALOGUE-ITS FORM Deuteronomy 5:1-21 AS the fourth chapter belongs to the speech which concludes the legislative portion of Deuteronomy both in contents and language (see chapter 23), we s...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Decalogue Repeated Deuteronomy 5:1-21 The Law of God is for “ all Israel.” None are exempt. “Not with our fathers” means not with them only; Moses also uses the expression because many...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Continuing the introductory part of the great discourse, Moses called on all Israel to attend to "statutes and judgments." In addition to these words, he later employed the word "testimonies." The th...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  I hardly think it necessary to comment upon these commandments afresh, after what was offered on this subject in the Commentary for the 20th Chapter of Exodus. I would only beg to point out to the Re...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Deuteronomy 5:6 .

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain Hast thou never used the name of God unless on solemn and weighty occasions? Hast thou then used it with the deepest awe? Hast thou duly hon...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  A REVIEW OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (vs.1-22) At the beginning of the wilderness journey God had given Israel the ten commandments. Now at the end of the journey it was necessary that these same com...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        6 I am the L ORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.   7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.   8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven i...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Words of the Covenant of Yahweh ( Deuteronomy 5:6-21 ). Having provided the context he now expands on the basic covenant. At this point the pronouns change from plural to singular until Deut...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL REMARKS .—The Deuteronomy, or second law, is now given and enforced. But Moses refers to the covenant relation between Jehovah and Israel, and recapitulates the Sinaitic code in its most im...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Deuteronomy 5:4 . The Lord talked with you face to face. That is, as the Chaldaic reads, talked to us, without a mediator; but literally, they saw no similitude. His voice was loud, for all the...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. The Third Commandment I. What is required in it. This supposes that it is an indispensable duty for us to make mention of the name of G...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE DECALOGUE THE BASIS OF THE COVENANT , THE ESSENCE OF THE WHOLE LAW , AND THE CONDITION OF LIFE AND FELICITY . Deuteronomy 5:1-5 Moses re...

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Ten Commandments as Given on Sinai

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Deuteronomy 6:13 ; Exodus 20:7 ; James 5:12 ; Jeremiah 4:2 ; Leviticus 19:12 ; Matthew 5:33 ; Matthew 5:34 ; Psalms 139:20

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• Deuteronomy 5:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain — Hast thou never used the name of God, unless on solemn and weighty occasions? Hast thou then used it with the deepest awe? Hast thou duly...

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