Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD?” New Living Translation “But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the LORD?’ English Standard Version And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the LORD has not spoken?’— Berean Study Bible You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” King James Bible And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? New King James Version And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?’— New American Standard Bible And if you say in your heart, ‘How will we recognize the word which the LORD has not spoken?’ NASB 1995 “You may say in your heart, ‘How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?’ NASB 1977 “And you may say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?’ Amplified Bible If you say in your heart, ‘How will we know and recognize the word which the LORD has not spoken?’ Christian Standard Bible You may say to yourself, ‘How can we recognize a message the LORD has not spoken? ’ Holman Christian Standard Bible You may say to yourself, ‘How can we recognize a message the LORD has not spoken?’ American Standard Version And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And if you say in your heart: ‘How shall I know the word that LORD JEHOVAH has not spoken?.’ Brenton Septuagint Translation But if thou shalt say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken? Contemporary English Version You may be asking yourselves, "How can we tell if a prophet's message really comes from the LORD?" Douay-Rheims Bible And if in silent thought thou answer: How shall I know the word that the Lord hath not spoken? Good News Translation "You may wonder how you can tell when a prophet's message does not come from the LORD. International Standard Version Now you may ask yourselves, 'How will we be able to discern that the LORD has not spoken?' JPS Tanakh 1917 And if thou say in thy heart: 'How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?' Literal Standard Version And when you say in your heart, How do we know the word which YHWH has not spoken? New American Bible Should you say to yourselves, “How can we recognize that a word is one the LORD has not spoken?”, NET Bible Now if you say to yourselves, 'How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?'-- New Revised Standard Version You may say to yourself, “How can we recognize a word that the LORD has not spoken?” New Heart English Bible If you say in your heart, "How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?" World English Bible If you say in your heart, "How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?" Young's Literal Translation 'And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? -- Additional Translations ... Context A New Prophet…20But 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.” 21 You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” 22When 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.… Cross References Deuteronomy 18:20 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." 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. Treasury of Scripture And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken? 1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 1 John 4:1-3 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world… Revelation 2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
Verses 21, 22. - The test by which it was to be discovered which was the true prophet and which the false, was the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of his prediction. The reference here is to the prediction of proximate events - events that were to happen within a limited period, but which were not such as one not divinely instructed could foresee. When such came to pass, the pretensions of the prophet were thereby substantiated, and his authority established (cf. 1 Samuel 3:19; John 2:18, etc.). This was a more certain test than such as was offered by signs and wonders (Deuteronomy 13:2, etc.).
Hebrew You may askתֹאמַ֖ר (ṯō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say in your heart, בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ (bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart “How אֵיכָה֙ (’ê·ḵāh) Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where can we recognize נֵדַ֣ע (nê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 3045: To know a message הַדָּבָ֔ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no spoken?” דִבְּר֖וֹ (ḏib·bə·rōw) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Jump to Previous Heart Hearts Message Word YourselvesJump to Next Heart Hearts Message Word YourselvesLinks Deuteronomy 18:21 NIVDeuteronomy 18:21 NLT Deuteronomy 18:21 ESV Deuteronomy 18:21 NASB Deuteronomy 18:21 KJV Deuteronomy 18:21 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 18:21 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 18:21 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 18:21 French Bible Deuteronomy 18:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 18:21 If you say in your heart How (Deut. De Du) |
   
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