16اتَّخَذوا أَيمانَهُم جُنَّةً فَصَدّوا عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَهُم عَذابٌ مُهينٌMuhammad Asadthey have made their oaths a cover [for their falseness], and thus they turn others away from the path of God:1 hence, shameful suffering awaits them.I.e., by sowing doubts in other people's hearts.