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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Deuteronomy 18:21
And if in silent thought thou answer: How shall I know the word that the Lord hath not spoken?
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Christian Standard Bible®
You may say to yourself, ‘How can we recognize a message the Lord has not spoken?’
You may say to yourself, ‘How can we recognize a message the Lord has not spoken?’
Hebrew Names Version
If you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?
If you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?
King James Version
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
Lexham English Bible
And if you say to yourself, ‘How can we know the word that Yahweh has not spoken to him?'
And if you say to yourself, ‘How can we know the word that Yahweh has not spoken to him?'
English Standard Version
And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?'—
And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?'—
New Century Version
You might be thinking, "How can we know if a message is not from the Lord ?"
You might be thinking, "How can we know if a message is not from the Lord ?"
New English Translation
Now if you say to yourselves, ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the Lord ?'—
Now if you say to yourselves, ‘How can we tell that a message is not from the Lord ?'—
Amplified Bible
"If you say in your heart, 'How will we know and recognize the word which the LORD has not spoken?'
"If you say in your heart, 'How will we know and recognize the word which the LORD has not spoken?'
New American Standard Bible
"And if you say in your heart, 'How will we recognize the word which the LORD has not spoken?'
"And if you say in your heart, 'How will we recognize the word which the LORD has not spoken?'
Geneva Bible (1587)
And if thou thinke in thine heart, Howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lorde hath not spoken?
And if thou thinke in thine heart, Howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lorde hath not spoken?
Legacy Standard Bible
Now you may say in your heart, ‘How will we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?'
Now you may say in your heart, ‘How will we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?'
Contemporary English Version
Moses said to Israel: You may be asking yourselves, "How can we tell if a prophet's message really comes from the Lord ?"
Moses said to Israel: You may be asking yourselves, "How can we tell if a prophet's message really comes from the Lord ?"
Complete Jewish Bible
You may be wondering, ‘How are we to know if a word has not been spoken by Adonai ?'
You may be wondering, ‘How are we to know if a word has not been spoken by Adonai ?'
Darby Translation
And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word that Jehovah hath not spoken?
And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word that Jehovah hath not spoken?
Easy-to-Read Version
You might be thinking, ‘How can we know if something a prophet says is not from the Lord ?'
You might be thinking, ‘How can we know if something a prophet says is not from the Lord ?'
George Lamsa Translation
And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?
And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?
Good News Translation
"You may wonder how you can tell when a prophet's message does not come from the Lord .
"You may wonder how you can tell when a prophet's message does not come from the Lord .
Literal Translation
And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah has not spoken?
And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah has not spoken?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf thou saye in thine hert: How can I knowe what worde the LORDE hath not spoken?
But yf thou saye in thine hert: How can I knowe what worde the LORDE hath not spoken?
American Standard Version
And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?
And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?
Bible in Basic English
And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?
And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if thou say in thine heart: howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lorde hath not spoken?
And if thou say in thine heart: howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lorde hath not spoken?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if thou say in thy heart: 'How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?'
And if thou say in thy heart: 'How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?'
King James Version (1611)
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall wee know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall wee know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But if thou shalt say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?
But if thou shalt say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?
English Revised Version
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
Berean Standard Bible
You may ask in your heart, "How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?"
You may ask in your heart, "How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That if thou answerist bi pryuy thouyt, Hou may Y vndirstonde the word, which the Lord spak not? thou schalt haue this signe,
That if thou answerist bi pryuy thouyt, Hou may Y vndirstonde the word, which the Lord spak not? thou schalt haue this signe,
Young's Literal Translation
`And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? --
`And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? --
Update Bible Version
And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?
And if you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?
Webster's Bible Translation
And if thou shalt say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
And if thou shalt say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
World English Bible
If you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?
If you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?
New King James Version
And if you say in your heart, "How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?'--
And if you say in your heart, "How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?'--
New Living Translation
"But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the Lord ?'
"But you may wonder, ‘How will we know whether or not a prophecy is from the Lord ?'
New Life Bible
You may say to yourselves, ‘How can we know which words the Lord has not spoken?'
You may say to yourselves, ‘How can we know which words the Lord has not spoken?'
New Revised Standard
You may say to yourself, "How can we recognize a word that the Lord has not spoken?"
You may say to yourself, "How can we recognize a word that the Lord has not spoken?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when thou shalt say in thy heart, - In what manner shall we know the word which Yahweh hath not spoken!?,
And, when thou shalt say in thy heart, - In what manner shall we know the word which Yahweh hath not spoken!?,
Revised Standard Version
And if you say in your heart, 'How may we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?' --
And if you say in your heart, 'How may we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?' --
THE MESSAGE
You may be wondering among yourselves, "How can we tell the difference, whether it was God who spoke or not?" Here's how: If what the prophet spoke in God 's name doesn't happen, then obviously God wasn't behind it; the prophet made it up. Forget about him.
You may be wondering among yourselves, "How can we tell the difference, whether it was God who spoke or not?" Here's how: If what the prophet spoke in God 's name doesn't happen, then obviously God wasn't behind it; the prophet made it up. Forget about him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You may say in your heart, 'How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?'
"You may say in your heart, 'How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?'
Contextual Overview
15 The Lord thy God will raise up to thee a PROPHET of thy nation and of thy brethren like unto me: him thou shalt hear: 16 As thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the assembly was gathered together, and saidst: Let me not hear any more the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see any more this exceeding great fire, lest I die. 17 And the Lord said to me: They have spoken all things well. 18 I will raise them up a prophet out of the midst of their brethren like to thee: and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him. 19 And he that will not hear his words, which he shall speak in my name, I will be the revenger. 20 But the prophet, who being corrupted with pride, shall speak in my name things that I did not command him to say, or in the name of strange gods, shall be slain. 21 And if in silent thought thou answer: How shall I know the word that the Lord hath not spoken? 22 Thou shalt have this sign: Whatsoever that same prophet foretelleth in the name of the Lord, and it cometh not to pass: that thing the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath forged it by the pride of his mind: and therefore thou shalt not fear him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Thessalonians 5:24, 1 John 4:1-3, Revelation 2:2
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 7:17 - thou shalt Jeremiah 13:22 - if
Cross-References
Genesis 11:5
And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.
And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building.
Genesis 11:7
Come ye, therefore, let us go down, and there confound their tongue, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
Come ye, therefore, let us go down, and there confound their tongue, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
Genesis 18:1
And the Lord appeared to him in the vale of Mambre as he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.
And the Lord appeared to him in the vale of Mambre as he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.
Genesis 18:24
If there be fifty just men in the city, shall they perish withal? and wilt thou not spare that place for the sake of the fifty just, if they be therein?
If there be fifty just men in the city, shall they perish withal? and wilt thou not spare that place for the sake of the fifty just, if they be therein?
Exodus 3:8
And knowing their sorrow, I am come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land into a good and spacious land, into a land that floweth with milk and honey, to the places of the Chanaanite, and Hethite, and Amorrhite, and Pherezite, and Hevite, and Jebusite.
And knowing their sorrow, I am come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land into a good and spacious land, into a land that floweth with milk and honey, to the places of the Chanaanite, and Hethite, and Amorrhite, and Pherezite, and Hevite, and Jebusite.
Exodus 33:5
And the Lord said to Moses: Say to the children of Israel: Thou art a stiffnecked people, once I shall come up in the midst of thee, and shall destroy thee. Now presently lay aside thy ornaments, that I may know what to do to thee.
And the Lord said to Moses: Say to the children of Israel: Thou art a stiffnecked people, once I shall come up in the midst of thee, and shall destroy thee. Now presently lay aside thy ornaments, that I may know what to do to thee.
Deuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were known in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no.
And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were known in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no.
Deuteronomy 13:3
Thou shalt not hear the words of that prophet or dreamer: for the Lord your God trieth you, that it may appear whether you love him with all your heart, and with all your soul, or not.
Thou shalt not hear the words of that prophet or dreamer: for the Lord your God trieth you, that it may appear whether you love him with all your heart, and with all your soul, or not.
Joshua 22:22
The Lord the most mighty God, the Lord the most mighty God, he knoweth, and Israel also shall understand: If with the design of transgression we have set up this altar, let him not save us, but punish us immediately:
The Lord the most mighty God, the Lord the most mighty God, he knoweth, and Israel also shall understand: If with the design of transgression we have set up this altar, let him not save us, but punish us immediately:
Job 34:22
There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity.
There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if thou say in thine heart, &c] Such a thought arises in the mind, and it appears to be a difficulty, and a query is made upon it,
how shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? What marks, signs, and criterions are those by which it may be known that it is not a word that comes from the Lord?
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And if thou say in thine heart, How ... - The passage evidently assumes such an occasion for consulting the prophet as was usual among the pagan, e. g., an impending battle or other such crisis (compare 1 Kings 22:11), in which his veracity would soon be put to the test. Failure of a prediction is set forth as a sure note of its being âpresumptuous.â But from Deuteronomy 13:2 ff we see that the fulfillment of a prediction would not decisively accredit him who uttered it: for the prophet or dreamer of dreams who endeavoured on the strength of miracles to seduce to idolatry was to be rejected and punished. Nothing therefore contrary to the revealed truth of God was to be accepted under any circumstances.
