Deuteronomy 18:20

18:20 “But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die.

Deuteronomy 18:22

18:22 whenever a prophet speaks in my name and the prediction is not fulfilled, then I have not spoken it; the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.”


tn Or “commanded” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).

tn Heb “the Lord’s.” See note on the word “his” in v. 5.

tn Heb “the word,” but a predictive word is in view here. Cf. NAB “his oracle.”

tn Heb “does not happen or come to pass.”

tn Heb “the Lord has.” See note on the word “his” in v. 5.

tn Heb “that is the word which the Lord has not spoken.”