Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

Deuteronomy 13:1

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,

KJV

If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-ifH3588 →
יָק֤וּםya.Kumhe will ariseH6965 →
בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.Chain midst yourH7130 →
נָבִ֔יאna.Vi'a prophetH5030 →
א֖וֹ'oorH176 →
חֹלֵ֣םcho.Lema dreamer ofH2492 →
חֲל֑וֹםcha.Loma dreamH2472 →
וְנָתַ֥ןve.na.Tanand he will giveH5414 →
אֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
א֖וֹת'ota signH226 →
א֥וֹ'oorH176 →
מוֹפֵֽת׃mo.Feta wonderH4159 →

The walk

Related verses

18 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Jeremiah 23:25–28“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.Jeremiah 29:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.Jeremiah 27:9But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’Isaiah 9:15The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.1 Kings 13:18Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,Luke 6:26Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.Zechariah 10:2For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Jeremiah 6:13“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.Ezekiel 13:23therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”Jeremiah 23:11“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.Zechariah 13:4And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.Ezekiel 13:2–3“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!Matthew 24:11and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.Genesis 31:10When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females.

Featured studies on this passage

Guido Reni, St. Michael Trampling the Devil (c. 1635): the enemy of Revelation 12 named and defeated.

Walks through Deuteronomy 13

The Names of Satan

Scripture rarely gives the adversary a plain name — it gives him titles, and each one is a claim about what he does.

Open the study →

About Deuteronomy

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read chapter 13 →The featured study →
Continue: Deuteronomy 13 →