[Lagmeister]

Do not 'take' God's name in vain versus 'use' God's name in vain. The Commandment isn't really about swearing when you consider the translation should be 'use' and not 'take' - it's about Thou shall not use God's name to do evil. (As in, unless the Lord builds the house the workers labor in vain.)

[jjotto]

The Hebrew word is ‘tisa’ (tav shin alef) which does indeed mean ‘take’ as in ‘take an oath’.

[South Dakota]

Left the Lord out of my comment