Leviticus 19:12 (YLT)

Passage

`And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:10 and thy vineyard thou dost not glean, even the omitted part of thy vineyard thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 19:11 `Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.

Leviticus 19:12 `And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:13 `Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

Leviticus 19:14 `Thou dost not revile the deaf; and before the blind thou dost not put a stumbling block; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "swear", "name", "falsehood", "thou", "hast", "polluted", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "swear" and "name", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Ye do not steal nor feign nor..." into verse 13's "Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour nor...", so "swear" and "name" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "swear" and "name" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.