Deuteronomy 18 · Verse 19

Deuteronomy 18:19

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.
Deuteronomy 18:19, King James Version

Deuteronomy 18:19 in other translations

BSBAnd I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.
WEBIt shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand it hath been--the man who doth not hearken unto My words which he doth speak in My name, I require it of him.
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass that the man who hearkeneth not unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
BBEAnd whoever does not give ear to my words which he will say in my name, will be responsible to me.
WebsterAnd it shall come to pass, that whoever will not hearken to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

What does Deuteronomy 18:19 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…

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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…

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Deuteronomy 18:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
הָאִישׁ֙ha.'Ishthe personH376
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִשְׁמַע֙yish.Ma'he will listenH8085
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דְּבָרַ֔יde.va.Raiwords myH1697
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
יְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.Berhe will speakH1696
בִּשְׁמִ֑יbish.Miin name myH8034
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595
אֶדְרֹ֥שׁ'ed.RoshI will requireH1875
מֵעִמּֽוֹ\׃me.'i.Mofrom with <the> himH5973

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 18:19

  • Acts 3:22-23

    For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

  • Hebrews 2:3

    How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

  • Hebrews 12:25-26

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

  • Hebrews 10:26

    For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

  • Hebrews 3:7

    Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

  • Mark 16:16

    He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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Mr 16:16; Ac 3:22,23; Heb 2:3; 3:7; 10:26; 12:25,26

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Context

  • 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 18:19

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 18:20

    But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

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Deuteronomy 18:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas será, que cualquiera que no oyere mis palabras que él hablare en mi nombre, yo le residenciaré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arrivera que l’homme qui n’écoutera pas mes paroles, lesquelles il dira en mon nom, moi, je le lui redemanderai.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird geschehen, der Mann, der nicht hört auf meine Worte, die er in meinem Namen reden wird, von dem werde ich es fordern. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui autem verba ejus, quæ loquetur in nomine meo, audire noluerit, ego ultor existam.