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Deuteronomy 18:22

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20 But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”

21 You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?”

When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.
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BSB
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.
KJV
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
WEB
When a prophet speaks in the LORD’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.
ASV
when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him.
DARBY
When a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing followeth not, nor cometh to pass, that is the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: be not afraid of him.
BLB
When a prophet speaks in the name of YHWH and the thing does not happen, and it does not come to pass, it [is] the thing that YHWH has not spoken. Proudly the prophet has spoken it; you shall not be afraid of him.
ÅB
(da skal du vite:) Når det ord profeten taler i Herrens navn, ikke skjer og ikke går i oppfyllelse, da er det et ord som Herren ikke har talt; det er et ord som profeten i overmot har dristet seg til å tale, og du skal ikke være redd ham.
OTB
Hvis det en profet forkynner i Herrens navn ikke skjer eller går i oppfyllelse, er det et budskap Herren ikke har talt. Profeten har talt formodentlig; vær ikke redd for ham.
B1930
(da skal du vite:) Når det ord profeten taler i Herrens navn, ikke skjer og ikke går i opfyllelse, da er det et ord som Herren ikke har talt; det er et ord som profeten i overmot har dristet sig til å tale, og du skal ikke være redd ham.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 18:20

    But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”

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  • 2 Kings 20:1

    In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

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  • Jeremiah 28:1–17

    In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:

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  • Zechariah 1:5–6

    Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?

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  • Jonah 4:2

    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:1–2

    If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

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  • Isaiah 41:22

    “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.

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  • Proverbs 26:2

    Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

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