The prophet who prophesies of shalom, when the word of the prophet shall happen, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD has truly sent him.
Deuteronomy 18:21 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) If you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if you say in your [minds and] hearts, How shall we know which words the Lord has not spoken? American Standard Version (1901) And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? Common English Bible Now, you might be wondering, How will we know which word God hasn’t spoken? Catholic Public Domain Version But if, in silent thought, you respond: "How will I be able to recognize a word which the Lord has not spoken?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if in silent thought thou answer: How shall I know the word that the Lord hath not spoken? |
The prophet who prophesies of shalom, when the word of the prophet shall happen, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD has truly sent him.
Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!*
But the prophet, who shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.
when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing doesn't follow, nor happen, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken: the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you shall not be afraid of him.
*I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can't tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves emissaries, and they are not, and found them false.
All Yisra'el from Dan even to Be'er-Sheva knew that Shemu'el was established to be a prophet of the LORD.