Deuteronomy 18:17
And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
Deuteronomy 18:17 in other translations
| BSB | Then the LORD said to me, “They have spoken well. |
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| WEB | The LORD said to me, “They have well said that which they have spoken. |
| ASV | And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. |
| YLT | and Jehovah saith unto me, They have done well that they have spoken; |
| DARBY | And Jehovah said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. |
| BBE | Then the Lord said to me, What they have said is well said. |
| Webster | And the LORD said to me, They have well spoken of that which they have spoken. |
What does Deuteronomy 18:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 18:15-19
De 18:15-19. Christ the Prophet Is to Be Heard. 15-19. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:15-22
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…
Deuteronomy 18:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 18:17
- Deuteronomy 5:28
And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 18:16
According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
- Deuteronomy 18:17
And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
- Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Deuteronomy 18:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jehová me dijo: Bien han dicho. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel me dit: Ils ont bien dit ce qu’ils ont dit. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova sprach zu mir: Gut ist, was sie geredet haben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait Dominus mihi: Bene omnia sunt locuti. |