Deuteronomy 18:22 “When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not…”

Deuteronomy 18:22

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

When a prophet speaketh in the Name of the Lord, if the thing follow not nor come to passe, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not therefore be afraid of him.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

that which the prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing is not, and cometh not — it [is] the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; in presumption hath the prophet spoken it; — thou art not afraid of him.

Bible in Basic English

When a prophet makes a statement in the name of the Lord, if what he says does not take place and his words do not come true, then his word is not the word of the Lord: the words of the prophet were said in the pride of his heart, and you are to have no fear of him.

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Cross references

“speaketh”

Isaiah 41:22 Jeremiah 28:1–14

Isaiah 41:22 · BSB

“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.

Jeremiah 28:1–14 · BSB

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 presenc…

“if the thing”

2 Kings 20:1 Jonah 4:2 Jonah 3:4 Deuteronomy 13:2 Zechariah 1:5 Zechariah 1:6

2 Kings 20:1 · BSB

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.’”

Jonah 4:2 · BSB

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 an…

Jonah 3:4 · BSB

On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”

Deuteronomy 13:2 · BSB

and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,”

Zechariah 1:5 · BSB

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

Zechariah 1:6 · BSB

But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has…

“presumptuously”

Deuteronomy 18:20 Jeremiah 28:15–17

Deuteronomy 18:20 · BSB

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.”

Jeremiah 28:15–17 · BSB

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

“shalt not”

Proverbs 26:2

Proverbs 26:2 · BSB

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

Also

Deuteronomy 13:1–2

Deuteronomy 13:1–2 · BSB

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

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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