"Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, Yet don't let Judah offend; And don't come to Gilgal, Neither go up to Beth Aven, Nor swear, 'As Yahweh lives.'
God indeed expressly commands the faithful to swear by his name alone in Deuteronomy 6:0 (20) and in other places: and further, when the true profession of religion is referred to, this formula is laid down, 