Deuteronomy 18:19

Deuteronomy 18:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
• New International Version (NIV)I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall be that whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require it of him.

Context of Deuteronomy 18:19

17Then the Lord said to me, ‘The people have said the right thing. 18I will send them a prophet who will be like you. He will be an Israelite. I will tell him what to say. Then he will tell the people everything that I command him to say. He will speak on my behalf, so I myself will punish anyone who does not listen to his message. 20A false prophet may say that he speaks with my authority when that is not true. Or he may say that he has a message from another god. You must punish a false prophet with death.’ 21You may say to yourselves, ‘How can we know when a message has not come from the Lord?’

Deuteronomy 18:19 word by word

וְהָיָ֗ה הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יִשְׁמַע֙ אֶל־דְּבָרַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְדַבֵּ֖ר בִּשְׁמִ֑י אָנֹכִ֖י אֶדְרֹ֥שׁ מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• whosoeverאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• will not hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto my wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• which he shall speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• in my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• I will requireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:19

• Mark 16:16If a person believes in me, then you should baptize that person. And God will save that person. But if a person does not believe, God will judge that person to be guilty.
• Acts 3:22For example, Moses said this about the Messiah a long time ago: “The Lord your God will send you a prophet. He will be one of your own people. He will speak God's message as I have done. You must obey everything that he says to you.
• Hebrews 2:3As for us, God has shown us the way that he will save us from our sins. So we must not forget God's message about his great way to save us. If we do, he will certainly punish us. The Lord Jesus himself first spoke that message about how God would save people. Then the people who heard Jesus told the message to us. That is how we know that it is true.
• Hebrews 3:7God's Holy Spirit says this: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today.
• Hebrews 10:26Now that we have learned what is true, we must continue to believe in Jesus. If we know God's true message, but we still choose to do wrong things, God will not forgive us. There is no other sacrifice that will take away our sins.
• Hebrews 12:25So be careful! Always be ready to listen when God speaks. God used Moses as his servant on the earth to speak to Israel's people. When they refused to obey, God punished them. They could not get away. As for us, God speaks to us from heaven. So we will certainly not get away from God's punishment if we turn away from him.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-19Verses 15-19 The ancient fathers of the Church and the generality of modern commentators have regarded our Lord as the prophet promised in these verses. It is evident from the New Testament alone that the Messianic was the accredited interpretation among the Jews at the beginning of the Christian era (compare the marginal references, and John 4:25); nor can our Lord Himself, when He declares that Moses “wrote of Him” John 5:45-47, be supposed to have any…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 It is here promised concerning Christ, that there should come a Prophet, great above all the prophets; by whom God would make known himself and his will to the children of men, more fully and clearly than he had ever done before. He is the Light of the world, Joh 8:12. He is the World by whom God speaks to us, Joh 1:1; He 1:2. In his birth he should be one of their nation. In his resurrection he should be raised up at Jerusalem, and from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19To refuse to listen to the spokesman of the Lord is to refuse to listen to the Lord himself. God speaks through his chosen messengers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1915-19. The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet--The insertion of this promise, in connection with the preceding prohibition, might warrant the application (which some make of it) to that order of true prophets whom God commissioned in unbroken succession to instruct, to direct, and warn His people; and in this view the purport of it is, "There is no need to consult with diviners and soothsayers, as I shall afford you the benefit of divinely…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 18:19

• Disobedience to God
• Quotations and Allusions

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• Consulter
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings