Deuteronomy 18:19

19 I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.

Deuteronomy 18:19 in Other Translations

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.

19 And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.

19 I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf.

19 And anyone who won't listen to my words spoken by him, I will personally hold responsible.

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.

19 Whoever refuses to listen to the words that prophet speaks in my name will answer to me.

19 I will hold accountable whoever does not listen to My words that he speaks in My name.

19 "The prophet will speak in my name. But someone might not listen to what I say through the prophet. Then that person will be accountable to me.

Deuteronomy 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:19

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken
unto my words
To the doctrines of the Gospel, but slight and despise them:

which he shall speak in my name;
in whose name he came, and whose words or doctrines he declared them to be; not as his own, but his Father's, ( John 5:43 ) ( 7:16 ) .

I will require it of him;
or, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan,

``my Word shall require it of him, or take vengeance on him;''

as Christ the Word of God did in the destruction of the Jewish nation, city, and temple; see ( Luke 19:27 Luke 19:44 ) .

Deuteronomy 18:19 In-Context

17 The LORD said to me: “What they say is good.

18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

19 I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.

20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.”

21 You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD?”

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 23:21
• 2. S ver 7; S Leviticus 19:12; 2 Kings 2:24
• 3. Joshua 22:23; Acts 3:23*; Hebrews 12:25