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What's a weird saying?
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I thought it was stating that something is God's will for your own purposes. AFAIK it's not just using terms for God as a curse.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/vain
The expression comes from the phrase "in vain" which restores the original meaning of the noun vain away from the conceited meaning and more towards the vacuous sense. So if you're taking God's name in vain, it's using God's name needlessly.