EXOD372 Regarding the injunctions associated with idolatry, the pasuk says [this verse]. This means to say that He will not forgive the transgression of idolatry the way He forgives other sins, as the pasuk states (Yirmeyahu 5:7), "How should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me; they swear by non-gods." In the same manner, this is stated regarding the injunctions against swearing falsely (Exodus 20:7), "For Hashem will not absolve one who swears by His Name in vain"; and the injunction pertaining to a false oath is written subsequent to that of idolatry, the reason being that a false oath carries in its wings the transgression of the desecration of Hashem's Name [i.e., just as idol worship does].