Deuteronomy 18:22

whenever a prophet speaks in my ¹  name and the prediction ²  is not fulfilled, ³  then I have ⁴  not spoken it; ⁵  the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.”

De 13:2; De 18:20; 2Ki 20:1; Pr 26:2; Isa 41:22; Jer 28:1-14; Jer 28:15-17; Jon 3:4; Jon 4:2; Zec 1:5,6

¹ tn Heb “the Lord’s.” See note on the word “his” in v. 5.

² tn Heb “the word,” but a predictive word is in view here. Cf. NAB “his oracle.”

³ tn Heb “does not happen or come to pass.”

⁴ tn Heb “the Lord has.” See note on the word “his” in v. 5.

⁵ tn Heb “that is the word which the Lord has not spoken.”