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Deuteronomy 18:19
19Now whoever does not listen to My words that this prophet speaks in My Name, I Myself will call him to account.
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
17“Adonai said to me, ‘They have done well in what they have spoken. 18I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will speak to them all that I command him. Now whoever does not listen to My words that this prophet speaks in My Name, I Myself will call him to account. 20But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My Name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods—that prophet will die.’ 21“Now should you say in your heart, ‘How would we recognize the word that Adonai has not spoken?’
Read all of Deuteronomy 18Deuteronomy 18:19 word by word
וְהָיָ֗ה הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יִשְׁמַע֙ אֶל־דְּבָרַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְדַבֵּ֖ר בִּשְׁמִ֑י אָנֹכִ֖י אֶדְרֹ֥שׁ מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:19
- Mark 16:16He who believes and is immersed shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be condemned.
- Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘Adonai your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers. Hear and obey Him in all that He shall say to you.
- Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It was first spoken through the Lord and confirmed to us by those who heard.
- Hebrews 3:7Therefore, just as the Ruach ha-Kodesh says, “Today if you hear His voice,
- Hebrews 10:26For if we keep on sinning willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
- Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse the One who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the One who was warning them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject the One who warns us 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
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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
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