Deuteronomy Chapter 18 verse 21 Holy Bible
And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?
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And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord?
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And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word that Jehovah hath not spoken?
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And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
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And if thou shalt say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
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If you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?
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`And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? --
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 21, 22. - The test by which it was to be discovered which was the true prophet and which the false, was the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of his prediction. The reference here is to the prediction of proximate events - events that were to happen within a limited period, but which were not such as one not divinely instructed could foresee. When such came to pass, the pretensions of the prophet were thereby substantiated, and his authority established (cf. 1 Samuel 3:19; John 2:18, etc.). This was a more certain test than such as was offered by signs and wonders (Deuteronomy 13:2, etc.).
