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

17The Lord said to me, ‘They have spoken well. 18I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. It shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him. 20But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’ 21You may say in your heart, ‘How will we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’

Deuteronomy 18:19 word by word

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

• It shall comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• about that whoeverאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• about that whoeverאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• will not listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to My wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• he shall speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• in My nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• I Myselfאָֽנֹכִ֫י'ânôkîy · IH595
• will requireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:19

• Mark 16:16He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
• Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to you.
• Hebrews 2:3how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard,
• Hebrews 3:7Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice,
• Hebrews 10:26For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
• Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven.

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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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