Deuteronomy 18:22
20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
Read in context2 Kings 20:1
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
Read in contextJeremiah 28:1–17
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
Read in contextZechariah 1:5–6
Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
Read in contextJonah 4:2
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 13:1–2
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
Read in contextIsaiah 41:22
Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
Read in contextProverbs 26:2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
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