Deuteronomy 18:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? --

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 4:1-3 : 1 Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world; 2 in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is, 3 and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is not; and this is that of the antichrist, which ye heard that it doth come, and now in the world it is already.
  • Rev 2:2 : 2 I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,
  • 1 Thess 5:24 : 24 stedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do `it'.

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    87%

    22that which the prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, and the thing is not, and cometh not -- it `is' the word which Jehovah hath not spoken; in presumption hath the prophet spoken it; -- thou art not afraid of him.

  • Deut 18:17-20
    4 verses
    83%

    17and Jehovah saith unto me, They have done well that they have spoken;

    18a prophet I raise up to them, out of the midst of their brethren, like to thee; and I have given my words in his mouth, and he hath spoken unto them all that which I command him;

    19and it hath been -- the man who doth not hearken unto My words which he doth speak in My name, I require `it' of him.

    20`Only, the prophet who presumeth to speak a word in My name -- that which I have not commanded him to speak -- and who speaketh in the name of other gods -- even that prophet hath died.

  • Jer 23:37
    77%

    37Thus dost thou say unto the prophet What hath Jehovah answered thee? And what hath Jehovah spoken?

  • Jer 23:16-18
    3 verses
    76%

    16Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Ye do not hearken unto the words Of the prophets who are prophesying to you, They are making you vain things, A vision of their own heart they speak, Not from the mouth of Jehovah.

    17Saying diligently to those despising The word of Jehovah: Peace is for you, And `to' every one walking in the stubbornness of his heart they have said: Evil doth not come in unto you.

    18For who hath stood in the counsel of Jehovah, And seeth and heareth His word? Who hath regarded My word, and hearkeneth?

  • Deut 13:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1`When there ariseth in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he hath given unto thee a sign or wonder,

    2and the sign and the wonder hath come which he hath spoken of unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods (which thou hast not known), and serve them,

    3thou dost not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of the dream, for Jehovah your God is trying you, to know whether ye are loving Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul;

  • Ezek 13:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6They have seen vanity, and lying divination, Who are saying: An affirmation of Jehovah, And Jehovah hath not sent them, And they have hoped to establish a word.

    7A vain vision have ye not seen, And a lying divination spoken, When ye say: An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have not spoken?

  • Jer 14:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14And Jehovah saith unto me: Falsehood the prophets are prophesying in My name, I did not send them, nor command them, Nor have I spoken unto them: A false vision, and divination, and vanity, And the deceit of their own heart, they are prophesying to you.

    15Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name, and I have not sent them, and they are saying, Sword and famine is not in this land: By sword and by famine are these prophets consumed.

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    37Who `is' this -- he hath said, and it is, `And' the Lord hath not commanded `it'?

  • Jer 11:21
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    21Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, who are seeking thy life, saying: Do not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, And thou dost not die by our hands.

  • Ezek 13:1-3
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    72%

    1And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

    2`Son of man, prophesy concerning the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and thou hast said to those prophesying from their own heart: Hear ye a word of Jehovah:

    3Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo unto the prophets who are foolish, Who are going after their own spirit, And they have seen nothing.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    72%

    18`And unto the king of Judah, who is sending you to seek Jehovah, thus do ye say unto him, Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, The words that thou hast heard --

  • Jer 28:9
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    9The prophet who doth prophesy of peace -- by the coming in of the word of the prophet, known is the prophet that Jehovah hath truly sent him.'

  • Deut 13:12
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    12`When thou hearest, in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to dwell there, `one' saying,

  • Jer 23:35
    72%

    35Thus do ye say each unto his neighbour, And each unto his brother: What hath Jehovah answered? And what hath Jehovah spoken?

  • Ezek 12:21
    72%

    21And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

  • Jer 28:15
    72%

    15And Jeremiah the prophet saith unto Hananiah the prophet, `Hear, I pray thee, O Hananiah; Jehovah hath not sent thee, and thou hast caused this people to trust on falsehood.

  • Jer 5:13
    72%

    13And the prophets become wind, And the word is not in them,' -- thus it is done by them.

  • Jer 23:21
    72%

    21I have not sent the prophets, and they have run, I have not spoken unto them, and they have prophesied.

  • Isa 8:20
    72%

    20To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, `That there is no dawn to it.'

  • 2 Kgs 21:10
    71%

    10And Jehovah speaketh by the hand of his servants the prophets, saying,

  • Jer 42:21
    71%

    21and I declare to you to-day, and ye have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah your God, and to anything with which He hath sent me unto you.

  • Num 12:6
    71%

    6And He saith, `Hear, I pray you, My words: If your prophet is of Jehovah -- in an appearance unto him I make Myself known; in a dream I speak with him;

  • Ezek 21:1
    71%

    1And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

  • Mic 2:6
    71%

    6Ye do not prophesy -- they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.

  • Ezek 14:9
    71%

    9`And the prophet, when he is enticed, and hath spoken a word -- I, Jehovah, I have enticed that prophet, and have stretched out My hand against him, and have destroyed him from the midst of My people Israel.

  • Jer 27:15
    71%

    15For I have not sent them -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and they are prophesying in My name falsely, so as to drive you out, and ye have perished, ye, and the prophets who are prophesying to you.'

  • Isa 8:11
    71%

    11For thus hath Jehovah spoken unto me with strength of hand, and instructeth me against walking in the way of this people, saying,

  • Deut 13:5
    71%

    5`And that prophet, or that dreamer of the dream, is put to death, for he hath spoken apostacy against Jehovah your God (who is bringing you out of the land of Egypt, and hath ransomed you out of a house of servants), to drive you out of the way in which Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee to walk, and thou hast put away the evil thing from thy midst.

  • Ezek 33:33
    71%

    33And in its coming in -- lo, it hath come, And they have known that a prophet hath been in their midst!'

  • Amos 7:16
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    16And now, hear a word of Jehovah: thou art saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop `any thing' against the house of Isaac,

  • Lev 18:1
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    1And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

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    1And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

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    20Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, And sound ye it in Judah, saying,

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