Deuteronomy 18:22
in Deuteronomy 18When 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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.
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.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 18
Commentary
6 notes on this verseIf the thing follow not - It is worthy of remark that the prophets in general predicted those things which were shortly to come to pass, that the people might have the fullest proof of their Divine mission, and of the existence of God’s providence in the administration of the affairs of men.
This site's exposition
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD
One test is given here, the outcome, and 13:1-3 supplies the other half. A sign that comes true is still no warrant for a prophet who turns hearers to other gods.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
If the thing - Which he gives as a sign of the truth of his prophecy. The falsehood of his prediction shews him to be a false prophet. Presumptuously - Impudently ascribing his own vain and lying fancies to the God of truth.
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord,....
Magistracy and ministry are two divine institutions of admirable use for the support and advancement of the kingdom of God among men. Laws concerning the former we had in the close of the foregoing chapter, directions are in this given concerning the latter. Land-marks are here set between the estates of the priests and those of the people.
If there was any cause to suspect the sincerity of a prophet, let them observe that if he gave them any sign, or foretold something to come, and the event was not according to his prediction, they might be sure he was not sent of God.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְדַבֵּ֨ר | yedaber | he will speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| הַנָּבִ֜יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| בְּשֵׁ֣ם | beshem | in [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִהְיֶ֤ה | yihyeh | it will happen | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הַדָּבָר֙ | hadavar | the thing | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יָב֔וֹא | yavo' | it will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| ה֣וּא | hu' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| הַדָּבָ֔ר | hadavar | [is] the word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| דִבְּר֖וֹ | dibero | he has spoken it | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּזָדוֹן֙ | bezadon | with presumption | H2087 → | |
| דִּבְּר֣וֹ | dibero | he has spoken it | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| הַנָּבִ֔יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תָג֖וּר | tagur | you will be afraid | H1481 → | 97 times |
| מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ ס | mimenu | from him | H4480 → | 1188 times |
אֲשֶׁר֩that
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יְדַבֵּ֨רhe will speak
yedaberH1696 →1141 times
הַנָּבִ֜יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
בְּשֵׁ֣םin [the] name of
beshemH8034 →864 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִהְיֶ֤הit will happen
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
הַדָּבָר֙the thing
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יָב֔וֹאit will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
ה֣וּאthat
hu'H1931 →1879 times
הַדָּבָ֔ר[is] the word
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
דִבְּר֖וֹhe has spoken it
diberoH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּזָדוֹן֙with presumption
bezadonH2087 →
דִּבְּר֣וֹhe has spoken it
diberoH1696 →1141 times
הַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
לֹ֥אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תָג֖וּרyou will be afraid
tagurH1481 →97 times
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ סfrom him
mimenuH4480 →1188 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jonah 4:2So 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.…
it leads to
- Psalms 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- Exodus 34:6–7
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
- Numbers 14:18–19
‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon…
- Joel 2:13–14
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
- Psalms 145:8
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
- Psalms 86:15
Through
2 Kings 20:1In 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…
it leads to
- Isaiah 38:1–22
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…
- 2 Chronicles 32:24–26
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
- Philippians 2:27
He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
- Isaiah 38:1–22
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.